The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has clamped down on a liquor syndicate and searched over a dozen premises linked to the accused individuals in Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
The premises of accused Sunil Bhardwaj in Greater Noida; Dorjee Phuntso Khrime in Itanagar; Kala AMB Distillery and Brewery in Solan; areas associated to related entities and individuals within the National Capital Region’s Rohini, Noida and Gurugram, and Panipat in Haryana; and the residence of Vidiyo Rai and his son Pintu Kumar in Bihar’s Samastipur have been searched.
In a separate case, the ED had connected seven properties price ₹3.51 crore of Mr. Rai. The order was confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority on February 14.
As alleged, Mr. Bhardwaj operates the Kala AMB Distillery and Brewery, by way of which he, in connivance with Mr. Khrime, runs the liquor syndicate throughout a number of States, together with Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Arunchal Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. The ED had initiated the probe towards him and others following allegations of unlawful liquor commerce in Bihar.
The company discovered that the accused individuals had created an online of entities for working the syndicate and in addition for opening varied financial institution accounts for receiving the proceeds within the type of money deposits and digital transfers from the patrons of the liquor in several States.
During the searches, the company seized papers associated to numerous properties in and round Delhi, as additionally in Dubai, belonging to Mr. Bhardwaj; and 32 authentic sale deeds of the properties purchased by Mr. Rai in his title and that of his members of the family. “The receipt of proceeds of crime to the tune of ₹8 crore into the bank accounts of the entities linked with Sunil through cash deposits in various banks in Bihar has been identified,” the company mentioned.
