ED arrests Indospirit owner Sameer Mahendru in Delhi Liquor scam case

Earlier, on Tuesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested businessman Vijay Nair Delhi excise policy scam.

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indospirit, and an accused in the Delhi Excise Policy case from the national capital on Wednesday morning as per an ANI report.

Earlier, on Tuesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested businessman Vijay Nair excise policy scam in Delhi.

Nair, the former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management firm, and one of the prime suspects in the liquor scam, had gone to London. He returned to join the probe and was placed under arrest. The CBI has alleged that Nair was actively involved in the irregularities in framing and implementing the excise policy for the year 2021-22.

Nair was reportedly a volunteer of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and allegedly helped party leaders by organising events and also managed their social media handles. On behalf of Nair, Sameer Mahendru, Director of Indospirits, allegedly paid around Rs 2-4 crore to Arjun Pandey, an associate of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

There are allegations that Arun Ramchandra Pillai, a resident of Kokapet in Hyderabad, used to collect undue pecuniary advantages from Mahendru for onward transmission of money to accused public servants through Nair.

(With agency inputs)