Mr. Sisodia claimed in a tweet the ED foisted a “false” case against him after which it raided his PA’s house and “arrested” him
Mr. Sisodia claimed in a tweet the ED foisted a “false” case against him after which it raided his PA’s house and “arrested” him
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Nov. 5 questioned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped excise policy, officials said.
It also conducted raids at 5 locations in Delhi-NCR in connection with the case. The agency is questioning Devendra Sharma and recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
His premises were searched and later he was brought to the ED office in central Delhi for questioning, officials said.
Mr. Sisodia claimed in a tweet the ED foisted a “false” case against him after which it raided his PA’s house and “arrested” him.
“They registered a fake FIR and raided my house, checked my locker and made enquiries at my village but nothing was found. Today they got the ED to raid the house of my PA and when nothing was found he was arrested. The BJP people! So scared of elections,” the AAP leader said in a tweet in Hindi,
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena in July recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy 2021-22.
The ED has conducted multiple raids in this case so far. In September, it arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of a liquor manufacturing company named Indospirit.
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that had named Mr. Sisodia as an accused among others. The CBI had raided the premises of the Deputy Chief Minister and some Delhi Government bureaucrats after filing the case.
The excise scheme came under the scanner after the Delhi L-G recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy 2021-22. The L-G had also suspended 11 excise officials.
