Post Date: Post Date – 09:41 PM, Thursday – Nov 10
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Hyderabad: A senior official of Aurobindo Realty and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, who was reportedly questioned by the Enforcement Directorate over the Delhi liquor policy scam, wrote a letter to the ED Headquarters co-director, alleging that the ED Hyderabad region officials unit was threatening , coercion, coercion, and the use of third-degree torture, his statement was recorded.
In the letter, Chandan Earla said he was Vice President (Corporate Relations) and he was sent to Delhi to oversee the retail alcohol business operations under the same management. He said he was summoned to the regional office of the Hyderabad Enforcement Authority in September. Appeared in court, where he was questioned about the business operations of retail liquor in Delhi.
“During the interrogation, the officers started asking questions that I didn’t know or didn’t have the answers to. When I couldn’t answer the questions, I was told that I should answer them the way they asked. After I refused, I was beaten and severely beaten “If I don’t write and sign documents as required by ED officials, I will face the threat of dire consequences for me and my family and relatives,” he said.
He also said the assault and beating were so severe that he lost hearing in both ears.
“Ultimately, I was forced to forcibly sign the document and stated a number of things that contradicted the facts, some of which I did not know. The statements attributed to me that obtained my signature were completely false and contrary to the record… Therefore, I withdraw them all,” he said in the letter.
Chandan Earla also said he was hospitalized upon discharge and later diagnosed with complete hearing loss in one ear and partial hearing loss in the other ear.
“This is entirely attributable to the severe beatings and violence that law enforcement officers carried out against me to extract false statements and get me to sign documents and state certain things that contradict the facts,” he said.
