Overview

• The Economic Offences Wing’s fourth filing runs to nearly 1,200 pages and formally identifies Kawasi Lakhma as the primary accused in the alleged ₹2,100 crore liquor corruption network
• Investigators detail digital evidence, expanded witness testimonies and internal communications showing systematic manipulation of excise policies and rigged tender processes during Lakhma’s 2019-22 tenure
• Authorities allege the illicit liquor operation generated over ₹2,100 crore in proceeds, with Lakhma personally receiving at least ₹64 crore
• To date, the probe has produced one prosecution complaint and three supplementary chargesheets, leading to the arrest of 13 individuals connected to the syndicate
• The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹6.15 crore belonging to Lakhma and his associates under money-laundering provisions