Liquor Scam: ED Arrests Hyd Businessman

Delhi Liquor Scam

The probe agencies are arresting people involved in the alleged Delhi Excise Policy (Liquor scam) and freshly the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Hyderabad based businessman by name Arun Ramachandra Pillai.

Arun Pillai’s name was first mentioned in the CBI’s FIR and later ED entered the scene. After carrying out extensive raids and investigation, the ED found out that Arun is co-director of Robin Distribution LLP Company that was established in July 2022 and it only existed on paper but not physically.

In ED’s probe, Arun Pillai acted as a courier who used to collect money from Sameer Mahendru, the co-accused in liquor scam and hand over the money to officials involved in the scam through Vijay Nair. Besides Arun, Abhishek Boinpally had collected Rs 3.85 crore from Sameer Mahendru to pay commission to the Excise officials.

The ED has attached Rs 2.25 crore worth of land parcel in Vattinagulapalle, Hyderabad that belongs to Arun Ramachandra Pillai.

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