Bar scam: Order to produce documents against Minister Babu

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lok Ayuktha Tuesday directed the vigilance to produce all the documents against Excise Minister K Babu in connection with the bar scam case.

Lok Ayuktha asked to produce the documents of the investigation conducted against Babu. They also ordered the vigilance director to produce the copy of the statement of Ambili, driver of bar hotel association working president Biju Ramesh, the complainant in the case.

Biju had told police that Minister Babu had received an amount of Rs 10 crore as bribe for reducing the annual license fee of bars from 30 lakh to 23 lakh. Following that, the vigilance had conducted a quick verification against the minister.

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