New Delhi: The CBI arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi Excise policy scam case on 26 February.
The CBI arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22 after nearly eight hours of questioning during which his answers were not found satisfactory, officials said. Meanwhile, AAP leaders have defended Sisodia saying that he is ‘innocent’. On Monday, the party members will stage protest near BJP headquarters.
Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister, has called the arrest of his deputy Manish Sisodia “dirty politics” and warned that “people will respond”.
Delhi police have deployed forces in several parts of the national capital, including the CBI headquarters where Mr Sisodia is being held.
Manish Sisodia faces corruption allegations in bringing a new liquor sale policy in the national capital. The CBI contends that liquor companies were involved in the framing of the 2021 policy, for which kickbacks to the tune of ₹ 30 crore were paid by a liquor lobby it dubbed the “South Group”.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Mr Sisodia yesterday after questioning him for eight hours on Sunday in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Mr Sisodia spent the night at the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Delhi. He will undergo a medical checkup today morning before being presented in a CBI court at 2 pm.
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