Continuing investigation in the Delhi Excise Policy Scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Mr. Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.
On the 17th of October, the CBI issued a fresh summon to Mr. Manish Sisodia, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, asking to join the probe in the Liquor Policy Scam Case. The CBI asked Mr. Manish Sisodia to visit the Delhi headquarters of the CBI on the 17th of October, Monday, at 11:00 A.M.
It is to be noted, Mr. Manish Sisodia is the prime accused in the Delhi Excise Policy Scam with a first information report (FIR) registered against him. The FIR was lodged under sections 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy) and 477-A (Falsification of accounts) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC.) The
Meanwhile, denying the allegations, Mr. Manish Sisodia took to Twitter and criticised the CBI. Soon after receiving the summon, Mr. Manish Sisodia tweeted, “They conducted 14 hours raid at my house, they didn’t find anything. They searched my locker nothing was found from there too. They went to my village but returned empty handed. Now they have called me to join the investigation. I will go to the CBI’s headquarters to record my statement. I will be there by 11 am. I will cooperate.”
Besides Mr. Manish Sisodia, Mr. Arva Gopi Krishna, the then Commissioner of Excise Department, Mr. Anand Tiwari, the then Deputy Commissioner of the Excise, and Mr. Pankaj Bhatnagar, the Assistant Commissioner of Excise were also named as accused in the FIRs. The FIR alleging scam mentioned the aforementioned people and read, “They were instrumental in recommending and taking decisions pertaining to the excise policy for the year 2021-22 without the approval of competent authority with an intention to extend undue favours to the licensee post tender.”
In addition into the liquor scam, the CBI not only raided Delhi businessmen and politicians, but also probed the alleged involvement of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS,) the ruling party in Telangana, and its close associates including businessmen. After conducting multiple raids, the CBI also arrested two Hyderabad based businessmen, for their alleged involvement into the Liquor Scam. The accused named from Hyderabad were also asked to visit Delhi CBI headquarters for investigation, but they refused to visit and cooperate.
Meanwhile, an investigation into the matter is also underway.
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