The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 28 immovable assets valued at over ₹70 crore in connection with the high-profile liquor fake challan scam in Madhya Pradesh, which caused significant revenue loss to the state government.
The attached properties include prime land parcels and residential flats in Indore, Mandsaur, and Khargone, belonging to several liquor contractors implicated in the fraud.
The ED launched a money-laundering investigation following an FIR filed by Raoji Bazar Police Station, Indore, against multiple country-made and foreign liquor contractors. Investigators revealed that the accused used a systematic scheme to cheat the state exchequer. Contractors prepared treasury challans for smaller amounts while leaving the &ldquo;Rupees in Words&rdquo; column blank. After depositing the lesser amount, they later tampered with the challans, inflating the figure in words, and submitted these forged documents to liquor warehouses and the District Excise Office to obtain No-Objection Certificates (NOCs). This allowed them to lift far larger liquor stocks while paying only a fraction of the actual duty, licence fee, and minimum guarantee amount.
Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED has so far established that prime accused Raju Dashwant, Ansh Trivedi, and other contractors generated, possessed, and concealed proceeds of crime exceeding ₹49 crore through forgery, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. Both Raju Dashwant and Ansh Trivedi, previously arrested, remain in judicial custody.
A senior ED official said the provisional attachment order, issued on Friday, is aimed at preventing further dissipation of tainted assets. The order has been shared with the Adjudicating Authority for confirmation.
Investigations into the money trail and additional proceeds of crime are ongoing, with more arrests and asset attachments expected in the coming days. [Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed.]

MP liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth ₹70 crore

ED seizes 28 properties in MP fake chalan liquor scam to stop dissipation of illicit asset

MP liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth ₹70 crore

ED seizes 28 properties in MP fake chalan liquor scam to stop dissipation of illicit asset

November 29, 2025 | 18:45 IST