ED seizes Rs. in liquor scam. Properties worth Rs 205 crore were mortgaged

New Delhi: As part of the investigation into the money laundering case related to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam, the assets of retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja, former officer and Raipur mayor Tartha, special secretary of the excise department and other persons have been seized, the ED has said in a statement.

The properties seized in Tunch include 14 properties of Tuteja worth Rs 15.82 crore, 115 properties worth Rs 116.16 crore of Anwar Dhebar, elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Ejaz Dhebar, properties worth Rs 12.99 crore of Vikas Aggarwal alias Subbu, Arvind Singh Property included. This includes 33 properties worth Rs 12.99 crore. Properties worth Rs 1.35 crore of Indian Telecom Service officer and Special Secretary, Excise Department, Arunpati Tripathi, 9 properties worth Rs 28.13 crore of liquor businessman Trilok Singh Dhillon, properties worth Rs 27.96 crore of Naveen Kedia have also been seized.

Apart from this, existing assets worth Rs 1.2 crore of EDA Ashish Saurabh Kedia and a vehicle registered in the name of Nexgen Angitech Power Private Limited have also been seized. Raipur's Hotel Wennington Court is also among the properties acquired in Anwar Dhebar's scheme. This hotel is owned by a company called Dhebar Buildicon. The total assets acquired in Tanch include 161 immovable and 18 movable properties with a total value of Rs 205.49 crore.