ED raids Himachal assistant drug controller, seizes vehicles and unaccounted liquor
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Chandigarh Zone carried out extensive search operations on June 22 and 23 at seven premises linked to Nishant Sareen, Assistant Drug Controller, Dharamshala, and his relatives and associates. It confiscated two high-end vehicles estimated to be worth Rs 32 lakh and more than 60 unaccounted liquor bottles.
As per ED officials, the searches were conducted in connection with allegations of corruption, bribery, and misuse of official positions during his previous posting as assistant drug controller in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.
During the operation, the ED seized crucial documents, including drug licences, show-cause notices, pharmaceutical clearances, property-related papers, and multiple digital devices. The agency also froze over 40 bank accounts and fixed deposits (FDs) along with three lockers held by Sareen and his family members. The liquor bottles were recovered from Sareen's residence at Omaxe Cassia, New Chandigarh.
The ED suspects that Sareen exploited his regulatory authority to grant undue favours to pharmaceutical companies in exchange for personal gains. The probe is ongoing.
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