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ED arrested two more in liquor scam; custody of Mayors brother extended..
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested two more men in connection with the alleged liquor scam who allegedly helped in collecting the ill-gotten money and for laundering it in another country on the instructions of alleged kingpin Anwar Dhebar, elder brother of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar...
As per the ED Anwar, who is arrested in the case, and IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Joint Secretary in the Department of Industry and Commerce in the state, are kingpins of the scam involving around Rs 2,000 crores which belonged to the state exchequer...
As per ED sources they have arrested Nitesh Purohit, a hotel trader and Trilok Singh Dhillion, a liquor businessman..
Purohit, a close associate of Anwar, arrested on Wednesday was involved in the handling and movement of illegally collected cash and was transporting cash as per the instructions of Anwar..
