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The federal agency has alleged that the Delhi government’s policy of granting licenses to liquor traders favors some dealers who allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge strongly denied by the AAP. (File Photo/PTI)
Sisodia was earlier questioned on October 17 last year and his house and bank locker were also searched in connection with the case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on February 26 in the Excise Policy scam case.
The CBI on Sunday adjourned the questioning of Sisodia in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case as he sought time from the probe agency citing the ongoing budget exercise of the city government.
The CBI had registered an FIR in August last year against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of record), and section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Are included. ,
The federal agency has alleged that the Delhi government’s policy of granting licenses to liquor traders favors some dealers who allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge strongly denied by the AAP.
Sisodia has alleged that the BJP is using the probe agency to seek “revenge” and expressed apprehension that he will be arrested. The Aam Aadmi Party leader, who is also the finance minister in the Delhi government, said he would be available for questioning later. one week.
Officials said that in the course of probing the money trail and links between liquor traders, AAP leaders, middlemen and politicians, the CBI has collected detailed material on which it requires clarification from Sisodia, who is the main accused in the FIR. The agency had filed its first charge sheet against seven people on November 25 last year in which Sisodia was not named as an accused.
Sisodia was earlier questioned on October 17 last year and his house and bank locker were also searched in connection with the case.
(With PTI inputs)
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