India, Dec. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested IAS officer Niranjan Das in connection with the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, claiming he received proceeds of crime worth about Rs 18 crore and played a "central role" in facilitating the racket, an official statement said on Tuesday. Das was arrested by the ED's Raipur Zonal Office on December 19 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The money laundering probe was initiated based on an FIR registered by the State Anti-Corruption Bureau/ Economic Offences Wing (ACB/EOW) under provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
According to the ED, the investigation has revealed that the alleged scam caused a massive loss to the State excheque...