ED arrests ex-treasurer of Cong’s Chhattisgarh unit in Rs 3,000 cr liquor scam

Chhattisga h
Co g ess
leade
Ramgopal
Ag awal
(Photo:
Age cies)

NEW
DELHI:
The
E fo ceme t
Di ecto ate
has
a ested
Ramgopal
Aga wal,
fo me
t easu e
of
the
Co g ess
i
Chhattisga h,
i
a
o goi g
mo ey
lau de i g
i vestigatio
i
the
Rs
3,000
c o e
liquo
scam
i
the
state.
The
age cy
said
a
substa tial
pa t
of
the
p oceeds
of
c ime,
ge e ated
i
cash,
was
delive ed
to
Ag awal
i
his
capacity
as
the
the
T easu e
of
the
Chhattisga h
P adesh
Co g ess
Committee.Ag awal,
who
was
lodged
as
a
u de t ial
i
the
Ce t al
Jail,
Raipu ,
was
a ested
o
Tuesday
a d
has
bee
ema ded
to
ED
custody
fo
seve
days.
He
is
accused
of
c imi al
co spi acy,
cheati g,
fo ge y
a d
co uptio
i
the
excise
admi ist atio
of
Chhattisga h
du i g
2019
to
2023.“I vestigatio
evealed
that
a
sy dicate
comp isi g
A il
Tuteja
( etd
IAS),
A wa
Dheba
a d
A u
Pati
T ipathi
(a
I dia
Telecom
Se vice
office )
o chest ated
a
la ge-scale
scam
i
the
state’s
liquo
t ade
a d
ge e ated
p oceeds
of
c ime
of
Rs
3,000
c o e
th ough
illegal
commissio
o
liquo
sales,
u accou ted
cou t y
liquo
sale,
commissio
collected
f om
distille s
a d
f om
fo eig
liquo
compa ies
a d
agai st
the
g a t
of
FL-10A
lice ces,”
ED
said.

The
age cy
fu the
said
that
“stateme ts
eco ded
of
the
pe so s
who
ha dled
a d
moved
the
cash
have
evealed
that
the
cash
was
delive ed,
at
the
i sta ce
of
Ramgopal
Ag awal
a d
th ough
ha dle s
of
the
sy dicate,
at
Rajiv
Bhawa ,
Raipu ,
the
the
office
of
the
Chhattisga h
P adesh
Co g ess
Committee”.Aga wal
was
summo ed
fo
questio i g
ea lie ,
a d
i
his
stateme t
subseque tly
eco ded,
he
gave
evasive
eplies,
the
age cy
said.