Raipur: The wealthy officials accused of Chhattisgarh’s infamous alcohol and coal scams are due to face trial court today, in one of the major developments in legal history. This saga’s culmination is expected to occur in the sessions today, yearning for glimpses of the vigilant Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
In this case of the Liquor scam, accused Arvind Singh and Anwar Dhebar will present themselves in the court of ED today after the completion of their remand. As Arvind Singh has filed a bail plea, a special court will be hearing it wherein he will be responded to the charges alleged against him. Saurabh Pandey, the special attorney commissioned by the ACB/ACF, will represent the prosecution.
In addition to that, the ED court will take cognizance of the coal levy scam, and Soumya Chaurasia, former deputy secretary, who is in jail and seeking bail, will be released before the court. This is after the apex court dismissed her bail application, prompting her to make a fresh bail application at the lower court’s discretion.
In a sequence, therefore, two other interconnected events arising out of the liquor scam were arrested and brought to Raipur, the Special Secretary of the Excise Department in Bihar, AP Tripathi, whom the ED desired to remand Jail in its Court today. Tripathi, who was just freed from jail two months ago, is again brought to the light of the law for facing the legal challenge.
Their simultaneous cases in court reflect that the intertwined nature of these allegations of corruption in the region is just too huge. The treatment of the matter, especially dealing with law enforcement, is closely overseen by the authorities and the public, who watch this with expectations of accountability and justice. These hearings will probably have major implications in the length limits of corruption, shedding light on the depth of the engagement and probably pushing forward anti-corruption efforts as preceding processes.
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