ED Raids Ex-Cop Alok Pratap Singh's Lavish Home; ₹1000 Cr Cough Syrup Scam

• ED raided former policeman Alok Pratap Singh's luxurious Lucknow residence in a multi-crore cough syrup smuggling money laundering probe.
• The 7000 sq ft house featured European-style interiors, with expensive brands like Gucci, Prada, and Rado items recovered.
• Singh, previously dismissed twice from police service, is accused of involvement in a 1000 crore rupee cough syrup money laundering network.
• He allegedly ran wholesale cough syrup units in UP and Jharkhand, distributing to other states, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
• Police have seized 3.5 lakh cough syrup bottles (worth ₹4.5 crore) and arrested 32 people in connection with the case.

Why It Matters: ED raid on Alok Pratap Singh exposes vast illicit wealth from cough syrup trafficking.