Raipur. Businessman Anwar Dhebar, arrested in Chhattisgarh’s famous liquor scam case, was presented in Meerut court by UP police. Where the court has sent accused Dhebar to jail on 10 days judicial custody. The next hearing in the case will be held on July 1. UP STF has started investigating this entire case. It is possible that UP STF may apply for police remand on the next hearing. Let us tell you that former special secretary of the Excise Department Arunpati Tripathi has also been arrested by UP police in the fake hologram case.
In fact, a crime has been registered in UP against Anwar Dhebar and other accused on the charge of making fake holograms. Two days ago, UP STF took Anwar Dhebar on a production warrant in this case. UP Police brought Dhebar to Meerut and presented him in the court today. After presenting him in the court, UP STF did not ask for police remand. During this time, the court has sent him to jail on 10 days judicial custody. Now Anwar Dhebar will be produced in the court again on July 1.
Know what is hologram case
In July 2023, the ED deputy director had lodged an FIR at the Kasna police station in Noida in the fake hologram case. On May 3, the UP STF arrested Vidhu Gupta, owner of Prism Holography Security Films Pvt Ltd. During interrogation, Gupta had named Anwar and Arunpati.
Allegations and irregularities
According to the FIR, the Excise Department of Chhattisgarh illegally awarded the tender to Prism Holography Security Films Pvt Ltd. The tender conditions were modified in connivance with the owners of the company and the tender was illegally allotted. In return, commission was taken and duplicate holograms were supplied to the Chhattisgarh active gang.
fake transit pass
After getting the tender, Vidhu Gupta supplied duplicate holograms on the instructions of Arun Pati Tripathi, MD of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited. The gang members used to paste the holograms on the bottles of illegal liquor and deliver them to the shops with fake transit passes. Officers and employees of the Excise Department of 15 districts of Chhattisgarh were involved in this work.
