New Delhi, April 28 -- Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting search and seizure actions at 11 premises belonging to different liquor contractors in Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal, Indore and Mandsaur, as per sources.

The investigation was initiated by ED on the basis of an FIR against the Liquor Contractors, for causing loss to government revenue to the tune of Rs. 49,42,45,615 through forgery and manipulation of treasury challans, and for unlawfully obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the acquisition of liquor during the period FY 2015 -16 to FY 2017-18.

The investigation conducted in the matter has revealed that accused liquor contractors used to prepare challans of small amounts and deposit them in the bank. In the prescrib...