Ranchi, March 31 -- Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi on Tuesday urged Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged liquor scam in the state and direct the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to file a charge sheet without delay.
In a memorandum submitted to the Governor, Marandi alleged that the ACB had failed to file the charge sheet within the statutory time limit, resulting in several accused securing default bail.
He claimed that the alleged scam, linked to changes in the state's excise policy in 2022, was initially estimated at Rs 38 crore but had expanded to over Rs 750 crore as the investigation progressed.
Marandi said former excise secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey...