Monday , December 23 2024

Judgment reserved on the bail application of liquor businessman Yogendra Tiwari in Jharkhand High Court


Ranchi, 22 April (HS). The hearing of the bail plea of ​​Yogendra Tiwari, accused in the money laundering case related to liquor scam, was held in Jharkhand High Court on Monday. After completion of hearing of both the parties in the case, the court has reserved its decision.

The ED court had rejected the bail application of Yogendra Tiwari. ED has also filed a charge sheet against Yogendra Tiwari in the case. ED's investigation has revealed that Yogendra Tiwari invested the income earned through sand smuggling and illegal buying and selling of land in liquor business.

ED had arrested Yogendra Tiwari during interrogation on October 19, 2023. After his arrest, ED took him on remand and interrogated him for 14 days. After this he was sent to jail. Yogendra Tiwari had taken the tender for wholesale liquor in 19 districts of the state with the help of power broker Prem Prakash. ED had raided about three dozen locations of Yogendra Tiwari and his close associates on August 23, 2023.