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Jharkhand ACB files FIR against ex-excise secretary, commissioner in liquor scam

Jharkhand Story by Jharkhand Story
21 May 2025
in Breaking, Corruption, Governance
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Ranchi, May 21: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed an FIR (No. 9/25) in connection with the liquor scam, accusing officials of misusing their positions and causing financial losses to the government.

In the FIR, the ACB has named former Excise Secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey and Joint Commissioner Gajendra Singh as accused.

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According to the FIR, these officials allegedly misused their official positions by not following the prescribed procedure in the selection of placement agencies.

They are accused of criminal conspiracy and forgery to provide undue benefits to a placement agency, which resulted in a loss of ₹38 crore to the state government.

Based on evidence gathered during the investigation, and after obtaining permission from the Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department, the FIR was registered on May 20, 2025.

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The accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) — 120B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), 467, 468, 471 (forgery), 409, 407, 109 — and under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 61(2), 318, 336, 340, 316, 45.

Additionally, they have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7(C)/12, 13(2) read with 13(1)(A).

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