ED Seizes ₹38.21 Cr Assets in Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam; Ex-IAS Niranjan Das Among 31 Officials

• ED provisionally attached properties worth ₹38.21 crore belonging to former Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das (IAS) and 30 other excise officials.
• The scam allegedly caused a loss of approximately ₹2,883 crore to the Chhattisgarh exchequer through an illegal mechanism between 2019 and 2023.
• Attached assets include 78 immovable properties (bungalows, flats, land) and 197 movable assets (vehicles, machinery).
• Niranjan Das is personally accused of ₹18 crore corruption and was arrested in December 2025, with digital records confirming suspicious transactions.
• A parallel system run by a nexus of private distillery owners, bureaucrats, and politicians manipulated liquor operations, leading to massive revenue loss.

Why It Matters: ED intensifies Chhattisgarh liquor scam probe, attaching ₹38.21 Cr assets of 31 officials including ex-IAS.