Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate conducted PMLA raids on 11 liquor contractor premises in Bhopal, Indore, and Mandsaur on April 28, 2025.
• Investigations uncovered a ₹49.42 crore loss to the government exchequer due to manipulated treasury challans and forged No Objection Certificates (NOCs).
• Contractors allegedly deposited small amounts in banks, leaving blank spaces on challans to later inflate figures and submit altered copies to excise offices.
• The illicit activities spanned fiscal years 2015-16 to 2017-18, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities in excise policy enforcement.
• This operation is part of a broader, multi-state crackdown on excise revenue fraud implicating senior officials and political figures.