Chhattisgarh: Ed attaches the Congress Office and former Minister Kawasi Lakhma's assets in £ 2,100 Crore Liquor fraud attached | Today news

In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the massive liquor fraud in Chhattisgarh, the maintenance directorate (ED) properties to the value of £ 6.15 attached, including an office of the congress part and assets belonging to former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma and his son Harish Lakhma. This is the first time the federal agency has attached assets of a political party under the Money Laundry Prevention Act (PMLA). The attached assets include the Bhawan Congress in the Sukma District’s headquarters, registered under the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, a Raipur residence owned by Kawasi Lakhma, and another home in Sukma in the name of his son Harish. The preliminary attachment order of the ED comes amid an investigation into an alleged £ 2.100 crore liquor rack ‘> £ 2,100 crore liquor racet that operated in the state between 2019 and 2022. 2025. His son Harish Lakhma serves as Panchayat president in Sukma. Liquor fraud caused major losses to the state treasury, which enriched the beneficiaries of the syndicate with more than 2,100 crore. The syndicate’s activities by manipulating departmental procedures. Reputation before the upcoming election.