Scandal unravels further: IAS officer Amit Kumar testifies in Rs 38-crore liquor scam; ACB intensifies inquiry into former officials

Ranchi: IAS officer Amit Kumar on Monday recorded his statement before a judicial magistrate in a Ranchi court in connection with the Rs 38-crore liqour scam case. The case is being investigated by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).Source said Kumar’s statement was recorded under Section 183 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita on the order of the court. His statement would be produced before the court and a copy would also be provided to the ACB.The case is related to fake bank guarantees submitted by human resource agencies of Vision Hospitality and Marshan Innovative for running retail liquor shops in the state and the lack of action against them.The bureau has interrogated several IAS officers who served as excise commissioners, including Kumar, in connection with the case in the past.On Tuesday, ACB would question suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey’s wife Sanchita in connection with the disproportionate assets case. Moreover, the ACB would also question Choubey, an accused in the Hazaribag land scam, on Tuesday.