In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Arrest, Top Court Flags 'Disturbing Features'
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The Enforcement Directorate has claimed the fresh case was based on the FIR registered by the Chhattisgarh police and on different charges and evidence.
The Supreme Court on Friday flagged "disturbing features" in the arrest of former IAS officer Anil Tuteja by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih termed the facts of the case as "glaring" and recorded the "disturbing features" in the arrest of the former bureaucrat on April 20.
"The petitioner (Anil Tuteja) on April 20, 2024, at around 4.30 pm was sitting in the ACB office at Raipur. Firstly, he was served summons directing him to appear before ED at 12 am. Thereafter, another summon was served while he was in the office of ACB calling upon him to appear before ED at 5.30 pm. Thereafter, he was taken to the office of ED in a van brought by the ED and was interrogated throughout the night and arrested at 4 am. The facts are glaring," the bench underlined in its order.
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