ED conducts fresh raids at 3 spots in Punjab

In a major crackdown against liquor mafia, the Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids in Faridkot, Ludhiana and Chandigarh on Friday early morning.
The raids were held on liquor contractors in Punjab.The searches were taken at various locations of famous liquor baron Deep Malhotra. His company had bid for and was running several liquor vends in Delhi.
A team of ED reached at the residence of former Akali MLA and liquor baron Deep Malhotra at Faridkot. The ED team reached the house on Cantonment Road at about 8am. The ED team members did not allow entry of any person inside the house afterwards.
Deep Malhotra house at faridkot usually kept empty and generally is used by the family during their visit to Faridkot. Om Parkash Malhotra, Deep Malhotra’s father, belonged to Faridkot town. For the last four decades, the family has dominated liquor business in the region.
It is learnt that Deep Malhotra was partner in two firms, which got licences to operate liquor vends in Delhi for three groups.
Sources said the raids are being conducted on premises associated with vendors, distributors and alleged middlemen involved in the liquor business in the national capital
under the now-scrapped liquor policy.