The agency has also seized movable assets worth ₹28 crore in connection with the case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two persons and seized movable assets worth ₹28 crore in connection with the ‘liquor scam’ in Chhattisgarh, said the agency on Thursday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Nitesh Purohit and Trilok Singh Dhillon. The agency had taken them into custody and got the remand of main accused Anwar Dhebar extended, for recording their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It also conducted searches at various locations linked to hawala operators and entities to trace the proceeds of crime related to the scam that took place in 2019-22.
