TASMAC mein Bade Paimane par Gadbadi ka Khulasa
Enforcement Directorate (ED) ne Thursday ko Tamil Nadu ki liquor company TASMAC ke khilaf bade paimane par gadbadi ka khulasa kiya hai. ED ne kaha ki usne TASMAC ke operations mein ‘multiple irregularities’ payi hain, jismein tender processes mein gadbadi aur 1,000 crore rupaye ke unaccounted cash transactions bhi shamil hain. Yeh transactions distilleries ke through hue hain.
Raids aur Unke Natayaj
6 March ko ED ne TASMAC ke employees, distilleries ke corporate offices aur plants par raids kiye the. ED sources ke hisaab se, yeh raids prohibition and excise minister Senthil Balaji se jude ‘key associates’ ke khilaf bhi kiye gaye.
Transfer-Posting aur Tender mein Gadbadi
ED ne kaha ki unhe transfer postings, transport aur bar license tenders mein gadbadi ke ‘incriminating’ data mile hain. ED ke mutaabik, TASMAC outlets par har bottle par 10-30 rupaye ka extra charge liya jaata tha, jismein TASMAC officials ki milbhat thi.
Transport Tender mein KYC Mismatch
ED ne transport tender allocation mein bhi gadbadi payi. Successful bidder ke KYC details aur demand draft (DD) mein mismatch tha, jisse pata chalta hai ki final bidder ne application deadline se pehle DD bhi nahi liya tha.
Single Applicant ko Tender
Tenders sirf ek hi applicant hone ke bawajood bhi diye gaye the. ED ke hisaab se, TASMAC transporters ko har saal 100 crore rupaye se zyada ka payment karta hai.
Bar License Tender mein Gadbadi
Bar license tenders mein bhi gadbadi ka khulasa hua hai. ED ne bataya ki bina GST/PAN numbers aur KYC documents ke applicants ko bhi tenders diye gaye the.
Distillery Companies aur TASMAC Officials ke Beech Seedhi Baatcheet
ED ko distilleries aur higher TASMAC officials ke beech ‘direct’ communication ke records bhi mile hain. ED ka kehna hai ki distilleries zyada supply orders ke liye ‘undue’ favours le rahi thi.
1,000 Crore Rupaye ki Dhanrashi ka Ghuban
ED ne SNJ, Kals, Accord, SAIFL, aur Shiva Distillery jaisi distilleries aur Devi Bottles, Crystal Bottles aur GLR Holding jaisi bottling entities par bhi financial fraud ka aarop lagaya hai. ED ke mutaabik, distilleries ne expenses ko ‘systematically inflate’ kiya aur ‘bogus purchases’ dikha kar 1,000 crore rupaye se zyada ki ‘unaccounted’ cash ka ghuban kiya.
Bottle Companies ki Milbhat
ED ne paya ki bottling companies ne sales figures ko ‘inflate’ karke distilleries ko excess payments route karne mein madad ki. Yeh paise baad mein cash mein nikal liye jaate the aur commission kaat kar wapas kar diye jaate the.
’Network of Corruption’
ED ne kaha ki yeh ‘network of corruption’ hai jismein ‘unaccounted cash’ ko ‘inflated and bogus expenses’ ke through generate kiya jaata tha aur ‘huge profits’ ke liye use kiya jaata tha.
