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Brindco is a leading importer and distributor of a wide variety of liquor brands and related beverages. (Representational Image/ News18)
The excise policy was scrapped in August last year and Delhi’s lieutenant governor later asked the CBI to probe alleged irregularities and corruption among government officials, bureaucrats and liquor traders, among others.
The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in the Delhi Excise Policy money laundering case as it has taken into custody liquor baron Amandeep Singh Dhall for allegedly conspiring with AAP leaders and others to pay bribe to a political party. Officials gave this information on Thursday.
Dhall, executive director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd, was arrested on Wednesday night under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after questioning, they said.
Brindco is a leading importer and distributor of a wide variety of liquor brands and related beverages.
A Delhi court sent Dhal to five days’ ED custody after he was produced by the agency. “Aman (Amandeep) Dhal had conspired with other persons and was actively involved in the formulation of the policy and facilitated the bribing of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its withdrawal by the ‘South Group’ through various means .
“The proceeds of crime were Rs 7.68 crore and Dhall played a role in generation, transfer and concealment of the proceeds of crime and stood unblemished,” the federal probe agency informed the court in its document. businessman on remand
It alleged that Dhal played a key role in “payment of kickbacks to AAP leaders from his bulk profit of 12 per cent”, adding that he “coordinated and participated in meetings related to policy (excise) formulation and meetings”. played a similar role.” Representatives of South Group along with Vijay Nair (AAP’s communication in-charge arrested in the case) and others.”
It claimed that Dhal had the draft Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 on May 31, 2021, while the policy was released on the website by the Excise Department in July that year.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that Dhal routed the alleged bribe money in this case using “credit notes”.
The agency said it questioned Dhal around 10-11 times since October, 2022, but claimed that he was “not cooperating in the investigation and was not disclosing the truth by giving evasive answers”.
That’s why custodial interrogation of Aman Dhal is the need of the hour to expose this scam worth crores of rupees.
According to an FIR lodged by the CBI, AAP functionaries Vijay Nair, Manoj Rai, Dhall and Sameer Mahendru were actively involved in formulating and implementing the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22.
The ED’s money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR.
In its second charge sheet filed in the case, the ED had attached the statement of another accused Arun Pillai, who claimed that Dhal “had a good hold on the Delhi liquor market and he knew all the minute details of the (excise) policy change”. knew. “.
“Aman (Dhal) explained to them how the market would function and how to use the loopholes introduced in the policy…” the ED said.
The ED has so far filed two chargesheets or prosecution complaints in the case and arrested a total of 10 people, including Dhal.
The excise policy was scrapped in August last year and Delhi’s lieutenant governor later asked the CBI to probe alleged irregularities and corruption among government officials, bureaucrats and liquor traders, among others.
The CBI on Sunday arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in this case.
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