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  • Now, ED questions Sisodia’s secretary

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Saturday visited multiple locations, including the premises of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant Devendra Sharma, in connection with the money laundering angle in the Delhi excise policy case. ED officials visited at least five locations in the Delhi NCR as part of the ongoing investigation, sources added. 

    Sisodia took to twitter to claim: “They registered a false FIR, got my house raided, searched bank lockers, checked in my village but found nothing against me. Today, they did not find anything at my PA’s house, so now they have arrested him and taken him away.” In another tweet, he alleged the ED action is because of the upcoming state elections.

    However, ED sources told this paper that no arrests were made though occupants of the premises searched were questioned.The ED has so far conducted more than 130 raids in across India including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of liquor manufacturing company Indospirit, in September.

    The money laundering case being investigated by ED is the fallout of a CBI FIR on the Delhi excise policy case in which Sisodia has been named as accused number one. The CBI is probing the irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, which Sisodia had approved. The irregularities allegedly caused huge losses to the state exchequer while benefiting private parties including liquor traders and middlemen. The CBI is also conducting a parallel investigation into the matter under Prevention of Corruption Act. In the latter case, Sisodia was questioned last month for over nine hours. 

    ‘Need new engine not double engine govt’Sisodia tried to woo Himachal voters saying AAP can make a “new-engine” govt in the state. He said the BJP’s “double-engine government” took Himachal Pradesh in the wrong direction

    NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Saturday visited multiple locations, including the premises of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant Devendra Sharma, in connection with the money laundering angle in the Delhi excise policy case. ED officials visited at least five locations in the Delhi NCR as part of the ongoing investigation, sources added. 

    Sisodia took to twitter to claim: “They registered a false FIR, got my house raided, searched bank lockers, checked in my village but found nothing against me. Today, they did not find anything at my PA’s house, so now they have arrested him and taken him away.” In another tweet, he alleged the ED action is because of the upcoming state elections.

    However, ED sources told this paper that no arrests were made though occupants of the premises searched were questioned.The ED has so far conducted more than 130 raids in across India including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of liquor manufacturing company Indospirit, in September.

    The money laundering case being investigated by ED is the fallout of a CBI FIR on the Delhi excise policy case in which Sisodia has been named as accused number one. The CBI is probing the irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, which Sisodia had approved. The irregularities allegedly caused huge losses to the state exchequer while benefiting private parties including liquor traders and middlemen. The CBI is also conducting a parallel investigation into the matter under Prevention of Corruption Act. In the latter case, Sisodia was questioned last month for over nine hours. 

    ‘Need new engine not double engine govt’
    Sisodia tried to woo Himachal voters saying AAP can make a “new-engine” govt in the state. He said the BJP’s “double-engine government” took Himachal Pradesh in the wrong direction

  • CBI refutes allegation made by Delhi Dy CM Sisodia that he was threatened to leave AAP 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday refuted the allegation levelled by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that during his questioning in the Delhi excise scam case, he was threatened to quit the AAP.

    In a statement, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that Sisodia was examined strictly on the allegations in the FIR and the evidence collected so far during the course of the investigation.

    “His statement will be verified in due course and further action taken as per requirements of the investigation,” the agency said.

    The CBI said some sections of the media have aired a video in which, after leaving the CBI office, Sisodia stated on camera that during his questioning, he was threatened to leave his political party and similar such insinuations.

    “The CBI strongly refutes these allegations and reiterates that the examination of Sisodia was carried out in a professional and legal manner strictly as per the allegations against him in the FIR. The investigation of the case will continue as per the law,” it said.

    Sisodia was questioned on Monday for over nine hours at the CBI headquarters in connection with Delhi Excise policy scam case.

    After his questioning, Sisodia alleged that he was pressured to quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

    CBI issues a statement after quizzing Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia for 9 hrs in excise policy case; “CBI strongly refutes these allegations (of Delhi Dy CM Sisodia) & reiterates that his examination was carried out in a professional & legal manner. Probe to continue as per law.” https://t.co/7Ex2N0lpWh
    — ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
    “Pressure was put on me to quit AAP. I was offered Delhi CM’s post or face jail term,” he said. He has said according to BJP there is a Rs 10,000 crore excise scam.

    “I found at the CBI office that there is no scam and the case is fake. The fake case against me is a conspiracy to make BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ success in Delhi,” Sisodia told reporters.

    NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday refuted the allegation levelled by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that during his questioning in the Delhi excise scam case, he was threatened to quit the AAP.

    In a statement, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that Sisodia was examined strictly on the allegations in the FIR and the evidence collected so far during the course of the investigation.

    “His statement will be verified in due course and further action taken as per requirements of the investigation,” the agency said.

    The CBI said some sections of the media have aired a video in which, after leaving the CBI office, Sisodia stated on camera that during his questioning, he was threatened to leave his political party and similar such insinuations.

    “The CBI strongly refutes these allegations and reiterates that the examination of Sisodia was carried out in a professional and legal manner strictly as per the allegations against him in the FIR. The investigation of the case will continue as per the law,” it said.

    Sisodia was questioned on Monday for over nine hours at the CBI headquarters in connection with Delhi Excise policy scam case.

    After his questioning, Sisodia alleged that he was pressured to quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

    CBI issues a statement after quizzing Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia for 9 hrs in excise policy case; “CBI strongly refutes these allegations (of Delhi Dy CM Sisodia) & reiterates that his examination was carried out in a professional & legal manner. Probe to continue as per law.” https://t.co/7Ex2N0lpWh
    — ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
    “Pressure was put on me to quit AAP. I was offered Delhi CM’s post or face jail term,” he said. He has said according to BJP there is a Rs 10,000 crore excise scam.

    “I found at the CBI office that there is no scam and the case is fake. The fake case against me is a conspiracy to make BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ success in Delhi,” Sisodia told reporters.

  • Not scared of being arrested, BJP wants to send me to jail in ‘fake’ case: Sisodia on CBI questioning

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday dubbed as “fake” the case lodged against him by the CBI in the excise policy matter, and claimed that his questioning was taking place as the BJP was “scared” of the AAP’s “popularity” in poll-bound Gujarat.

    Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said Sisodia was going to be arrested in a bid to stop him from campaigning in Gujarat.

    Sisodia sought the blessings of his mother at his Mathura road residence before leaving for the CBI headquarters in a procession accompanied by several leaders and volunteers in cars and bikes with patriotic songs being played in the background.

    Making two stopovers on the way, Sisodia addressed AAP workers at the party headquarters where he asserted that he was not scared of being arrested and also visited Raj Ghat to seek blessings of the Father of the Nation.

    ALSO READ: Delhi CM Kejriwal compares Sisodia, Jain with Bhagat Singh

    “I will fully cooperate with the investigation and I am not scared of being arrested,” he told AAP workers.

    FAAP office the deputy chief minister reached Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial to pay homage to the Father of the Nation.rom the

    “I paid tribute to Bapu against whom also fake cases were registered. The BJP wants to send me to jail in a fake case. I am proud that I will be of some use to the country,” Sisodia told PTI.

    He also claimed that his questioning and possible arrest were taking place as the BJP was scared of the AAP’s “popularity” in Gujarat.

    Sisodia is being questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in implementation of the now-scrapped Excise Policy 2021-22.

    Earlier in a series of tweets, Sisodia said, “A completely fake case has been prepared against me. Nothing was found in the raid at my residence, search of my bank lockers and enquiries made at my village. It is a totally fake case.”

    ALSO READ| Excise policy scam: CBI summons Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia for questioning

    The Delhi deputy chief minister, who also holds the excise portfolio in the Kejriwal government, is one of the main accused in the FIR registered in the matter by the CBI.

    Kejriwal also termed the case against his deputy as “fake”. “Nothing was found in the raid at the residence of Manish and his bank locker. The case against him is totally fake.

    He had to go to Gujarat for campaigning that’s why he is being arrested but the campaigning will not stop.

    “Every person in Gujarat is campaigning for the AAP in Gujarat,” Kejriwal tweeted.

    Sisodia also linked his questioning with elections in Gujarat, saying campaigning in the state will not stop even after he goes to jail.

    Every Gujarati has awakened now and everyone there is campaigning for good schools, hospitals, jobs and electricity, Sisodia said and added the upcoming polls in Gujarat will be a “movement”.

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday dubbed as “fake” the case lodged against him by the CBI in the excise policy matter, and claimed that his questioning was taking place as the BJP was “scared” of the AAP’s “popularity” in poll-bound Gujarat.

    Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said Sisodia was going to be arrested in a bid to stop him from campaigning in Gujarat.

    Sisodia sought the blessings of his mother at his Mathura road residence before leaving for the CBI headquarters in a procession accompanied by several leaders and volunteers in cars and bikes with patriotic songs being played in the background.

    Making two stopovers on the way, Sisodia addressed AAP workers at the party headquarters where he asserted that he was not scared of being arrested and also visited Raj Ghat to seek blessings of the Father of the Nation.

    ALSO READ: Delhi CM Kejriwal compares Sisodia, Jain with Bhagat Singh

    “I will fully cooperate with the investigation and I am not scared of being arrested,” he told AAP workers.

    FAAP office the deputy chief minister reached Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial to pay homage to the Father of the Nation.rom the

    “I paid tribute to Bapu against whom also fake cases were registered. The BJP wants to send me to jail in a fake case. I am proud that I will be of some use to the country,” Sisodia told PTI.

    He also claimed that his questioning and possible arrest were taking place as the BJP was scared of the AAP’s “popularity” in Gujarat.

    Sisodia is being questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in implementation of the now-scrapped Excise Policy 2021-22.

    Earlier in a series of tweets, Sisodia said, “A completely fake case has been prepared against me. Nothing was found in the raid at my residence, search of my bank lockers and enquiries made at my village. It is a totally fake case.”

    ALSO READ| Excise policy scam: CBI summons Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia for questioning

    The Delhi deputy chief minister, who also holds the excise portfolio in the Kejriwal government, is one of the main accused in the FIR registered in the matter by the CBI.

    Kejriwal also termed the case against his deputy as “fake”. “Nothing was found in the raid at the residence of Manish and his bank locker. The case against him is totally fake.

    He had to go to Gujarat for campaigning that’s why he is being arrested but the campaigning will not stop.

    “Every person in Gujarat is campaigning for the AAP in Gujarat,” Kejriwal tweeted.

    Sisodia also linked his questioning with elections in Gujarat, saying campaigning in the state will not stop even after he goes to jail.

    Every Gujarati has awakened now and everyone there is campaigning for good schools, hospitals, jobs and electricity, Sisodia said and added the upcoming polls in Gujarat will be a “movement”.

  • Manish Sisodia arrives at CBI headquarters for questioning in excise policy case

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy being probed by it, officials said.

    Sisodia went to his party office in the morning from where he proceeded to Rajghat. A large number of his supporters gathered outside his residence ahead of his questioning. He arrived at the CBI headquarters around 11.15 am and was taken straight to the first floor of the Anti-Corruption Branch, the officials said.

    The CBI had registered an FIR in a special court here in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means, or by the exercise of personal influence.

    Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi excise policy, which was brought out in November last year, the officials said.

    ALSO READ: Delhi CM Kejriwal compares Sisodia, Jain with Bhagat Singh

    Following the registration of the FIR, the CBI had conducted searches at the premises of Sisodia and opened his locker at a bank in Ghaziabad, they said.

    The FIR has flagged payments in crores allegedly made to “close associates” of Sisodia by Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indospirits, one of the liquor traders actively involved in irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy.

    The FIR alleged that Sisodia’s “close associates” Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail Pvt.

    ALSO READ: Probes ordered by L-G politically motivated, unconstitutional: Manish Sisodia

    Limited in Gurugram, Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey were “actively involved in managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage collected from liquor licensees” for the accused public servants.

    The CBI is also questioning Raghava Reddy, the son of YSRCP Lok Sabha MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, in the case, officials said.

    NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy being probed by it, officials said.

    Sisodia went to his party office in the morning from where he proceeded to Rajghat. A large number of his supporters gathered outside his residence ahead of his questioning. He arrived at the CBI headquarters around 11.15 am and was taken straight to the first floor of the Anti-Corruption Branch, the officials said.

    The CBI had registered an FIR in a special court here in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means, or by the exercise of personal influence.

    Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi excise policy, which was brought out in November last year, the officials said.

    ALSO READ: Delhi CM Kejriwal compares Sisodia, Jain with Bhagat Singh

    Following the registration of the FIR, the CBI had conducted searches at the premises of Sisodia and opened his locker at a bank in Ghaziabad, they said.

    The FIR has flagged payments in crores allegedly made to “close associates” of Sisodia by Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indospirits, one of the liquor traders actively involved in irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy.

    The FIR alleged that Sisodia’s “close associates” Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail Pvt.

    ALSO READ: Probes ordered by L-G politically motivated, unconstitutional: Manish Sisodia

    Limited in Gurugram, Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey were “actively involved in managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage collected from liquor licensees” for the accused public servants.

    The CBI is also questioning Raghava Reddy, the son of YSRCP Lok Sabha MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, in the case, officials said.

  • Delhi excise policy scam: Sisodia to appear before CBI today

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: With the CBI summoning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to appear before it on Monday for questioning over his alleged role in the excise policy rip-off, his Aam Aadmi Party claimed he would be arrested to stymie its gains in poll-bound Gujarat.

    This is the first time the CBI has summoned Sisodia, who is the primary accused in the case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy, for questioning. Sisodia took to Twitter to say he will visit the CBI headquarters at 11 am and provide full cooperation to the probe.

    “The CBI raided my house for 14 hours, but nothing came out of it. They searched my bank locker and found nothing. They did not find anything in my village. Now they have called me to CBI Headquarters at 11 am tomorrow. I will go and give my full cooperation,” he tweeted in Hindi.

    The AAP claimed the BJP is rattled by its rise in Gujarat where it is gearing up to give a tough fight. “To shift the agenda from the growing anti-incumbency against its 27-year-long tenure, the BJP now wants to dent the AAP’s poll run, which is why they have conspired to have Manish Sisodia arrest at the CBI headquarters tomorrow,” party leader Atishi alleged.

    Minutes after Sisodia’s tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rallied around him and the other jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, likening them to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. “Jail bars and hanging noose could not deter Bhagat Singh’s lofty intentions. This is the second fight for freedom. Manish and Satyendra are today’s Bhagat Singh,” Kejriwal claimed.

    The CBI FIR against Sisodia and 14 others mentions various IPC sections, including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means.

    Couple of arrests in excise scam so farThe CBI has already questioned Sameer Mahendru, owner of IndoSpirits, Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail, and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam. It has also arrested Vijay Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, and businessman Abhishek Boinpally

    NEW DELHI: With the CBI summoning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to appear before it on Monday for questioning over his alleged role in the excise policy rip-off, his Aam Aadmi Party claimed he would be arrested to stymie its gains in poll-bound Gujarat.

    This is the first time the CBI has summoned Sisodia, who is the primary accused in the case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy, for questioning. Sisodia took to Twitter to say he will visit the CBI headquarters at 11 am and provide full cooperation to the probe.

    “The CBI raided my house for 14 hours, but nothing came out of it. They searched my bank locker and found nothing. They did not find anything in my village. Now they have called me to CBI Headquarters at 11 am tomorrow. I will go and give my full cooperation,” he tweeted in Hindi.

    The AAP claimed the BJP is rattled by its rise in Gujarat where it is gearing up to give a tough fight. “To shift the agenda from the growing anti-incumbency against its 27-year-long tenure, the BJP now wants to dent the AAP’s poll run, which is why they have conspired to have Manish Sisodia arrest at the CBI headquarters tomorrow,” party leader Atishi alleged.

    Minutes after Sisodia’s tweet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rallied around him and the other jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, likening them to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. “Jail bars and hanging noose could not deter Bhagat Singh’s lofty intentions. This is the second fight for freedom. Manish and Satyendra are today’s Bhagat Singh,” Kejriwal claimed.

    The CBI FIR against Sisodia and 14 others mentions various IPC sections, including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means.

    Couple of arrests in excise scam so far
    The CBI has already questioned Sameer Mahendru, owner of IndoSpirits, Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail, and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam. It has also arrested Vijay Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, and businessman Abhishek Boinpally

  • Delhi becoming capital of crime, need to maintain public order: Sisodia to LG

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: In view of a murder incident in Baljit Nagar, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena appealing to him to take cognisance of his constitutional duty of maintaining public order.

    In the letter, he said the crime graph in the city has increased and it seems that Delhi has become the capital of crime. 

    He also mentioned the worsening law and order situation in Delhi. 

    “The constitution has given the responsibility to maintain law and order in Delhi to you (LG) and the police directly reports to you. I request you to kindly pay some attention towards this,” Sisodia said in the letter.

    “If you dedicate some time in streamlining the deteriorating law and order situation in the city then it will benefit the general public of Delhi,” he added.

    Sisodia also listed a number of recent crime incidents that took place in the city.

    He said two days back some goons battered a youth to death in broad daylight in Baljit Nagar similarly last week a man was stabbed to death in Sundar Nagri areas.

    “A few weeks back an incident of rape with a girl in Kendriya Vidhyalaya premises in Delhi has came to light. All these incidents show that criminals do not fear law enforcement in the city,” Sisodia said. 

    He appealed to Saxena to pay heed to the functioning of the Delhi Police so that the increasing number of crime incidents can be stopped.

    NEW DELHI: In view of a murder incident in Baljit Nagar, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena appealing to him to take cognisance of his constitutional duty of maintaining public order.

    In the letter, he said the crime graph in the city has increased and it seems that Delhi has become the capital of crime. 

    He also mentioned the worsening law and order situation in Delhi. 

    “The constitution has given the responsibility to maintain law and order in Delhi to you (LG) and the police directly reports to you. I request you to kindly pay some attention towards this,” Sisodia said in the letter.

    “If you dedicate some time in streamlining the deteriorating law and order situation in the city then it will benefit the general public of Delhi,” he added.

    Sisodia also listed a number of recent crime incidents that took place in the city.

    He said two days back some goons battered a youth to death in broad daylight in Baljit Nagar similarly last week a man was stabbed to death in Sundar Nagri areas.

    “A few weeks back an incident of rape with a girl in Kendriya Vidhyalaya premises in Delhi has came to light. All these incidents show that criminals do not fear law enforcement in the city,” Sisodia said. 

    He appealed to Saxena to pay heed to the functioning of the Delhi Police so that the increasing number of crime incidents can be stopped.

  • Excise policy scam: CBI summons Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia for questioning

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The CBI has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday for questioning in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy for the national capital, officials said.

    The federal probe agency has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to appear before it at its headquarters at 11 am on Monday, they added.

    In a tweet on Sunday, Sisodia said: “CBI raid was conducted at my house for 14 hours, nothing came out. Searched my bank locker, nothing came out in it. They did not find anything in my village. Now they have called me to CBI Headquarters at 11 am tomorrow. I will go and give my full cooperation. Satyameva Jayate.”

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned a number of people, including Sameer Mahendru, the owner of Indo Spirits, Amit Arora, the director of Buddy Retail Private Limited in Gurugram, and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam, in connection with the case, the officials said.

    Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia tweets that he has been summoned by CBI to their Headquarters at 11am tomorrow, October 17. He tweets that he will go there and offer full cooperation. pic.twitter.com/PRg5Xg7NvM
    — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2022
    The agency has also arrested Vijay Nair, an AAP worker and the former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company, and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, they said.

    The CBI had registered an FIR in a special court here in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by the exercise of personal influence.

    Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy, which was brought out in November last year, the officials said.

    NEW DELHI: The CBI has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday for questioning in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy for the national capital, officials said.

    The federal probe agency has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to appear before it at its headquarters at 11 am on Monday, they added.

    In a tweet on Sunday, Sisodia said: “CBI raid was conducted at my house for 14 hours, nothing came out. Searched my bank locker, nothing came out in it. They did not find anything in my village. Now they have called me to CBI Headquarters at 11 am tomorrow. I will go and give my full cooperation. Satyameva Jayate.”

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned a number of people, including Sameer Mahendru, the owner of Indo Spirits, Amit Arora, the director of Buddy Retail Private Limited in Gurugram, and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam, in connection with the case, the officials said.

    Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia tweets that he has been summoned by CBI to their Headquarters at 11am tomorrow, October 17. He tweets that he will go there and offer full cooperation. pic.twitter.com/PRg5Xg7NvM
    — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2022
    The agency has also arrested Vijay Nair, an AAP worker and the former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company, and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, they said.

    The CBI had registered an FIR in a special court here in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by the exercise of personal influence.

    Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy, which was brought out in November last year, the officials said.

  • Delhi Excise Policy case: CBI arrests businessman Vijay Nair 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested businessman Vijay Nair on Tuesday in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said.

    Nair, who was abroad for quite some time, was called for questioning at the agency office on Tuesday, they said.

    Sources said Nair was arrested for his alleged role in “cartelisation” and “conspiracy” related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of liquor licence in the national capital.

    The FIR has alleged that Arjun Pandey, an associate of Sisodia, had once collected about Rs 2-4 crore in cash from liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company.

    ALSO READ: ED summons AAP’s MCD poll in-charge in excise policy scam case, claims Sisodia

    NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested businessman Vijay Nair on Tuesday in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said.

    Nair, who was abroad for quite some time, was called for questioning at the agency office on Tuesday, they said.

    Sources said Nair was arrested for his alleged role in “cartelisation” and “conspiracy” related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of liquor licence in the national capital.

    The FIR has alleged that Arjun Pandey, an associate of Sisodia, had once collected about Rs 2-4 crore in cash from liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company.

    ALSO READ: ED summons AAP’s MCD poll in-charge in excise policy scam case, claims Sisodia

  • ED summons AAP’s MCD poll in-charge in excise policy scam case, claims Sisodia

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: In the latest development in connection with Delhi’s excise policy scam, the Enforcement Directorate has reportedly summoned Aam Aadmi Party’s MCD poll in charge and Rajinder Nagar MLA Durgesh Pathak.

    Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted on Monday morning that the ED has summoned Pathak and criticised the probe agency, asking if the aim was to target the MCD polls instead of the liquor policy.

    “Their target is excise policy or upcoming MCD election,” Sisodia tweeted. The ED has not commented on the matter as of now. The case is on the basis of the FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

    The CBI has made Sisodia the accused number one in its FIR. The CBI’s FIR has been lodged under sections 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy) and 477-A (Falsification of accounts) of the IPC. The allegations against Sisodia is that liquor businessmen were allegedly given exemption of Rs 30 crore. The licence holders were allegedly given extension according to their own will. The policy rules were made by violating excise rules.

    It also said that Sisodia and a few liquor barons were actively involved in managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage collected from liquor licensees to public servants, who have been made accused in the case.

    “Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Arva Gopi Krishna, the then Commissioner (Excise), Anand Tiwari, the then Deputy Commissioner (Excise), and Pankaj Bhatnagar, Assistant Commissioner (Excise) were instrumental in recommending and taking decisions pertaining to the excise policy for the year 2021-22 without approval of competent authority with an intention to extend undue favours to the licencees post tender,” read the FIR, which has been accessed by IANS.

    NEW DELHI: In the latest development in connection with Delhi’s excise policy scam, the Enforcement Directorate has reportedly summoned Aam Aadmi Party’s MCD poll in charge and Rajinder Nagar MLA Durgesh Pathak.

    Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted on Monday morning that the ED has summoned Pathak and criticised the probe agency, asking if the aim was to target the MCD polls instead of the liquor policy.

    “Their target is excise policy or upcoming MCD election,” Sisodia tweeted. The ED has not commented on the matter as of now. The case is on the basis of the FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

    The CBI has made Sisodia the accused number one in its FIR. The CBI’s FIR has been lodged under sections 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy) and 477-A (Falsification of accounts) of the IPC. The allegations against Sisodia is that liquor businessmen were allegedly given exemption of Rs 30 crore. The licence holders were allegedly given extension according to their own will. The policy rules were made by violating excise rules.

    It also said that Sisodia and a few liquor barons were actively involved in managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage collected from liquor licensees to public servants, who have been made accused in the case.

    “Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Arva Gopi Krishna, the then Commissioner (Excise), Anand Tiwari, the then Deputy Commissioner (Excise), and Pankaj Bhatnagar, Assistant Commissioner (Excise) were instrumental in recommending and taking decisions pertaining to the excise policy for the year 2021-22 without approval of competent authority with an intention to extend undue favours to the licencees post tender,” read the FIR, which has been accessed by IANS.

  • Pan-India raids: ED searches 40 locations as part of Delhi liquor policy case

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday launched fresh raids at about 40 locations across the country as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, official sources said.

    The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors and supply chain networks in Nellore and some other cities in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they said.

    This is the second round of raids being conducted by the federal agency in this case after it first conducted searches on September 6 at about 45 locations across the country.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of money laundering in the excise policy stems from a CBI FIR in which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and some bureaucrats have been named as accused.

    The excise policy has been rolled back now.

    The CBI conducted raids in the case on August 19, covering the Delhi residences of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and former Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 other locations across seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds multiple portfolios in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government including excise and education.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities were done in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out in November last year and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in terms of tainted money was generated by the accused.

    The agency also is expected to question AAP leader and minister Satyendar Jain in the Tihar jail in connection with this case on Friday after it obtained permission from a local court to do so.

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday launched fresh raids at about 40 locations across the country as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, official sources said.

    The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors and supply chain networks in Nellore and some other cities in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they said.

    This is the second round of raids being conducted by the federal agency in this case after it first conducted searches on September 6 at about 45 locations across the country.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of money laundering in the excise policy stems from a CBI FIR in which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and some bureaucrats have been named as accused.

    The excise policy has been rolled back now.

    The CBI conducted raids in the case on August 19, covering the Delhi residences of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and former Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 other locations across seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds multiple portfolios in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government including excise and education.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities were done in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out in November last year and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in terms of tainted money was generated by the accused.

    The agency also is expected to question AAP leader and minister Satyendar Jain in the Tihar jail in connection with this case on Friday after it obtained permission from a local court to do so.