Delhi liquor scam: ED arrests Punjab businessman on money laundering charges
A Punjab-based businessman, Gautam Malhotra, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with its ongoing investigation into the purported Delhi liquor policy scam.
According to officials, Malhotra, who is linked to Punjab-based Oasis group, was taken into custody in a money laundering investigation linked to the case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
They said that ED will produce the businessman before a Delhi court seeking custody for further investigation, adding that Malhotra is allegedly linked to liquor business in Punjab and some other regions.
Earlier today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has arrested a Telangana-based chartered accountant (CA), formerly employed as an auditor by BRS MLC K Kavitha, in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.
As per officials, CA Butchibabu Gorantla, was summoned to Delhi by the CBI for questioning in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged liquor policy scam, and was subsequently put under arrest on Tuesday evening because of evasive responses and non-cooperative behavior.
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Last December, the CBI had questioned Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha during its investigation into the case.
ED had alleged that K Kavitha was part of the “South Cartel” that benefited from kickbacks in the liquor policy case.
The policy was withdrawn last year by the AAP government after a CBI probe was ordered by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
Last week, the ED filed chargesheet wherein it alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) allegedly used money generated from the purported liquor scam to fund its election campaign in Goa in 2022.
In the chargesheet, the ED has claimed that investigation trail in the Delhi liquor scam case has revealed AAP used part of the funds generated in the scam for its poll campaign in Goa.
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