Itanagar, July 29 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against 19 accused persons, including five individuals and 14 bonded warehouse entities, for their alleged involvement in a large-scale liquor smuggling and money laundering racket operating between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
The complaint names Sanjay Dewan, Niraj Sharma, Rajan Lohia, Shankar Deb and Sameer Mehta among the accused.
The ED said its investigation was initiated on the basis of 173 FIRs registered by the Assam Police in districts along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
According to the agency, the investigation uncovered an organised network engaged...