Prominent People Are Under Investigation In Delhi’s Liquor Scam

Prominent people are under investigation in Delhi’s liquor scam: These people include Comedians, businessmen, and corporate entities associated with Hyderabad.

More than a dozen standup comedians, a group of liquor wholesale and retail traders based in Hyderabad, and corporate entities with similar addresses in Mumbai are under the scanner of the Delhi liquor license scam.

Apart from this, some serving and former executives of global and domestic winemakers, people who are hyperactive on social media, and individuals, and companies engaged in activities of horse racing, betting, and online gaming are also under investigation.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against 13 persons, two companies, and “other unknown public servants and private persons” after conducting searches at various places including Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the agencies concerned are also probing the cases involving the network of companies directly or indirectly linked with the companies nominated by the CBI to check for any possible wrongdoing.

Officials aware of the development said on the condition of anonymity that the preliminary investigation mostly focused on the ‘toolkit module’.

This could have been used to create a positive feedback mechanism for the liberal liquor sale policy in Delhi.

These officers working in various government departments and enforcement agencies are directly involved in the ongoing investigation.

Prominent people are under investigation: Some officials acknowledged that the investigation may have been politically motivated.

But said there was prima facie evidence of violations of certain rules, including financial misappropriation and non-disclosure of physical information under the Companies Act and Information Technology and other Acts.

According to officials, another aspect is also being looked into, which includes financial transactions in shares and cryptocurrencies.

According to him, people associated with online gaming platforms are also under investigation.

Officials said foreign travel and international remittances of at least 50 persons, including comedians, businessmen, social media hyperactive, and people associated with the entertainment industry, are also being probed.