New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- : The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, on Tuesday said it has arrested IAS officer Niranjan Das in connection with the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.
He was produced before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Raipur, which granted the ED three days' custody.
The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the ACB/EOW, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The police investigation revealed that the Chhattisgarh liquor scam caused massive losses to the state exchequer and generated proceeds of crime exceeding Rs 2,500 crore, enriching the beneficiaries through sche...