Bilaspur
The High Court has rejected the bail plea of Anwar Dhebar, accused in the alleged Rs 2000 crore liquor scam case of Chhattisgarh. The court has also made harsh comments.
Commenting in the order, the court said that the Supreme Court believes that corruption is not just a matter, it is a punishable offence. It also indirectly weakens human rights. Systematic corruption gives rise to economic crimes. Economic crime is a serious crime. Which is affecting the economy of the entire country. The court said that considering the seriousness of the case, the accused cannot be given the benefit of bail. Along with this, the court has rejected the bail application of the accused.
Let us tell you that on July 11, 2023, EOW and ACB have filed a case against businessman Anwar Dhebar in the case of collecting illegal commission from the sale of liquor in the state by forming a syndicate from co-accused Anil Tuteja, Arunpati Tripathi MD CSMCL, Vikas Aggarwal, Sanjay Dewan and other excise officials. Crime registered under sections 420, 468, 471 and 120B and arrested on April 2024. Did. In this case, ED has registered a separate crime in November 2024. Apart from this, the Income Tax Department has also conducted raids in its different premises. Jailed Anwar Dhebar had submitted an application for bail in the High Court. On which the hearing was held in the court of Justice Arvind Kumar Verma. During the hearing, the court found that statements of various persons against whom the allegations were made were recorded. Is a part of liquor syndicate in Chhattisgarh state. Alleged that payment of bribe amount has been received in liquor trade. Active participation of distillers, hologram makers, bottle makers, transporters, manpower management and district excise officers is involved. An annual commission was paid to distillers for permission to operate. The conspiracy was carried out by the syndicate.
Money was taken in different ways from the sale of liquor in the state. The syndicate used to make illegal extortion. Illegal commission taken from liquor and off-the-record unaccounted sale of country liquor was done from state-run shops.
