Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on 11 premises in Bhopal, Indore, and Mandsaur, with unconfirmed reports of operations in Rewa and Jabalpur.
• The investigation stems from a state police FIR alleging ₹49.42 crore in revenue losses due to forged challans and manipulated No Objection Certificates (NOCs) between 2015 and 2018.
• Liquor contractors allegedly left the 'Rs. in words' field blank on challans, later inflating amounts to acquire additional liquor unlawfully.
• The ED's probe integrates historical irregularities from 2014–17 and uses the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to trace illicit proceeds.
• Several contractors, including Yogendra Jaiswal and Vijay Shrivastava, are under scrutiny, with properties worth crores reportedly identified during the raids.