The State government has issued orders to attach cash valued at about ₹30 crore belonging to the accused allegedly involved in the liquor scam.

Orders to this effect were issued on Monday, and the Crime Investigation Department (CID) investigation officers, probing the liquor scam, have been directed to complete the next steps in the process.

Based on the statements recorded from the owners of the distillery companies, the accused and others involved in the multi-crore scam, cash available in the bank accounts of the companies and the accused has been attached, the orders said.

The investigating officials alleged that the accused framed new liquor police between 2019 to 2024, received kickbacks from companies and caused huge losses to the government exchequer.