Delhi, May 02 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its third supplementary chargesheet in the Delhi excise policy case, alleging that proceeds of crime (POC) worth Rs. 192.8 crore were generated in the matter. The chargesheet names Arun Pillai as an accused who actively participated in the conspiracy of forming Indo Spirits, drafting policies to get high-profit margins in wholesale, and executing the entire conspiracy of kickbacks.
The ED claims that Pillai took possession of Rs. 32.86 crore from the POC and transferred POC worth Rs. 1.70 crore and Rs. 4.75 crore to India Ahead, Andhra Prabha Publications, and Gautam Mootha, which were found to be linked to co-accused Abhishek Boinpally. Pillai is accused of projecting POC as untainted by participating in a conspiracy to make it appear as if it was derived from genuine business operations. The ED alleges that the business of Indo Spirits itself was created out of a conspiracy, and Pillai was involved in facilitating recoupment of the kickbacks to the South Group and in transferring POC worth Rs. 4.35 crore and Rs. 60 crore from Indo Spirits to certain retail zones of the South Group.
