Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Chhattisgarh ACB-EOW Raids Target Multi-Crore DMF, Excise Scams
In Chhattisgarh, police are searching many places to find people who might have stolen a lot of money from the government's mining and alcohol businesses.
They are looking for evidence like papers and computers.
This is part of a bigger investigation that started in October.
The stolen money was meant to help people living in areas with a lot of mining, but some people took it instead.
ACB and EOW conduct simultaneous raids at 20+ locations across Chhattisgarh
Investigation focuses on multi-crore DMF and excise scams in mining and liquor sectors
Raids follow earlier EOW actions in October, targeting politicians and middlemen
Teams seize documents, hard drives, and bank statements for evidence
Scams involve diversion of funds meant for mining-affected tribal communities and illicit assets from liquor syndicate
- Who
- Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Economic Offences Wing (EOW), bureaucrats, contractors, businessmen, politicians, middlemen
- What
- Conducting raids to investigate multi-crore DMF and excise scams
- When
- Sunday, with earlier actions in October
- Where
- Over 20 locations across Chhattisgarh, including Raipur, Jagdalpur, Bilaspur, Ambikapur, and Kondagaon
- Why
- To uncover illicit transactions, fake tenders, inflated bills, and kickbacks, and to recover pilfered public wealth
Government's Stance
Accused's Stance
Fund Diversion
Government's Stance
Government alleges funds meant for mining-affected communities were diverted through fake tenders, inflated bills, and kickbacks
Accused's Stance
Accused may argue innocence or claim lack of evidence
Liquor Syndicate
Government's Stance
Government accuses excise officials of amassing illicit assets through rigged contracts and policy manipulations
Accused's Stance
Accused may challenge the evidence or claim ignorance of wrongdoing
- Scam Amount
- Multi-crore DMF and excise scams
- Affected Sectors
- Mining and liquor
- Affected Communities
- Mining-affected tribal communities
- Investigating Agencies
- ACB and EOW
- Duration of Investigation
- Over two years
