EOW brings 2 accused in liquor scam to Raipur court
Raipur,C.G
In the liquor scam case, EOW has brought two accused from Jharkhand jail to Raipur on a production warrant. They will be presented in the special court today.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team has taken major action in the liquor scam case. Liquor scam accused Atul Singh and Mukesh Manchanda, lodged in Jharkhand jail, were brought to Raipur late Wednesday night on a production warrant. Both these accused are directors of Om Sai Beverage Company.
The EOW team will present both the accused in Raipur Special Court on Friday. An application can be made to the court to take them on police remand for interrogation. Many secrets related to the liquor scam can be revealed during interrogation.
According to the information, the accused have been taken on remand in the sequence of investigation of the excise case crime number 04/2024 section 7A 12 Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 as amended Act 2018 and 420A, 467A, 468A, 471A, 120B IPC registered in EOW. Directors of foreign liquor licensee company Om Sai Beverage Company, accused Atul Singh and Mukesh Manchanda were imprisoned in Ranchi jail in Jharkhand liquor case.
Earlier, the main beneficiary of this company Vijay Bhatia has been arrested. It is noteworthy that the sixth chargesheet based on facts related to commission in foreign liquor has been presented in the Special Court of Raipur on 26 August.