ED raids 35 locations across Delhi, Punjab and Hyderabad in 'liquor scam'

New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has raided 35 locations across Delhi, Punjab and Hyderabad in connection with the alleged liquor scam in Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy.

According to the sources, ED is conducting raids on the basis of inputs from arrested liquor baron Sameer Mahendru.

On Thursday, Mahendru's custodial interrogation was extended by four days in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.

According to ED, the accused was one of the major beneficiaries of the violations of the excise policy as he was not only running an alcoholic beverage manufacturing unit but also given a wholesale licence along with some retail licences in the name of his relatives.

Because of the alleged irregularities and violations, Mahendru earned around Rs 50 crore, the prosecution claimed.

The ED had registered an enforcement case information report (ECIR) against Mahendru under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).