Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam: No Anticipatory Bail for Officials in ₹2200 Crore Fraud Case

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Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam: No Anticipatory Bail for Officials in ₹2200 Crore Fraud Case

In a major development in the ₹2200 crore liquor scam, the court has denied anticipatory bail to the accused officials. The ruling intensifies the legal pressure in one of Chhattisgarh’s biggest corruption cases.

28 accused officers and employees of Chhattisgarh's much talked about Rs 2200 crore liquor scam had filed a bail petition, which was rejected by the special court of ACB EOW on Friday after hearing. The lawyers of 28 accused associated with the liquor scam had separately applied for anticipatory bail.

In this case, no arrest has been made yet during the entire investigation and the charge sheet has been presented in the court. In the application submitted by the applicant Devlal Vaidya, it was mentioned that he retired from the post of District Excise in the year 2022, he did not commit any act like the alleged crime during service.

At the same time, applicant Pramod Kumar Netam, Mrs. Neetu Notani Thakur, LL Dhruv and other accused pleaded that the accused are innocent. They have no role in the alleged crime. They have been working in a senior position in the department. Their personal family situation was cited for bail. 

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