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Time of India
19 hours ago
- Time of India
Bizman sent to jail in liquor scam
1 2 3 Ranchi: Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Friday produced Chhattisgarh-based businessman Siddharth Singhania before the court in Ranchi in connection with the Rs 38 crore liquor scam in Jharkhand. The ACB did not pray for his police remand leading the court to send him to jail under judicial custody. The ACB had arrested Singhania from Raipur on Thursday. He was brought to Ranchi on a 72-hour transit remand. TNN The arrest came after the special ACB court in Ranchi issued an arrest warrant against Singhania. The ACB had prayed the court for warrant after Singhania failed to appear before for it on summons for facing questions related to case.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Hans India
Chhattisgarh businessman Siddharth Singhania arrested in Jharkhand liquor scam
Ranchi: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Chhattisgarh-based businessman Siddharth Singhania in connection with the multi-crore Jharkhand liquor scam. Singhania was apprehended during a raid conducted by the Jharkhand ACB near Raipur on Thursday. Following his arrest, he was produced in a local court in Chhattisgarh. The agency is now preparing to bring him to Ranchi on a transit remand for further interrogation. According to officials, the ACB had earlier obtained an arrest warrant against Singhania from a special court in Ranchi on June 12. Earlier, he had been issued several summonses to appear for questioning, but he failed to respond or present himself before the investigators. The case took a turn during an earlier raid by the Chhattisgarh ACB at Singhania's residence in connection with the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. During the search, officials recovered a diary that reportedly contained explosive details pointing to a larger conspiracy involving a liquor syndicate operating in Jharkhand. The diary allegedly outlined the syndicate's strategy for managing the liquor trade in Jharkhand and included plans to "identify and manage" those who are posing a threat to its operations in the state. So far, the ACB's probe in Jharkhand has uncovered a scam worth Rs 38 crore. A total of 16 individuals have been named in the case, including high-ranking officials and private sector operatives. Seven people have already been arrested, including senior IAS officer Vinay Kumar Chaubey, retired IAS officer Amit Prakash, and Jharkhand Administrative Service officer Gajendra Singh. On Tuesday, the ACB secured arrest warrants against seven more individuals from Gujarat and Maharashtra believed to be linked to the scam. The agency has also issued a warrant earlier against Ranchi-based automobile businessman Vinay Kumar Singh, who similarly failed to appear for questioning despite being served notice. With fresh arrests and warrants, the ACB's crackdown on the liquor syndicate continues to widen, exposing a nexus involving businessmen, bureaucrats, and companies.
