More CBI heat likely for Sisodia, Gahlot too in focus

Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday resigned as Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in his plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a liquor scam case. Now CNN-News18 has learned that Delhi’s former education, excise and home minister may face a second FIR by the CBI in the next few days in an “espionage case”. go ahead. An FIR may be registered as soon as official papers are received in the matter,” a senior CBI official told CNN-News18.

The Union Home Ministry had last week approved the CBI’s request to probe the “Feedback Unit” case. The CBI, after its preliminary probe, has alleged that public funds were misused by the Delhi government to run an “extra-constitutional, extra-judicial intelligence agency”. Officials said the case against Manish Sisodia is made out as he was the head of the Vigilance Department, which empowered the Feedback Unit to allegedly spy on central government officials.

Agency officials indicated that an FIR in the matter may be filed in the next few days. “It appears to be an undisputed matter. A Secret Service Fund was created by misappropriating public money. When the Vigilance Department does not have the authority to permit such espionage, retired intelligence and security officers are appointed for espionage. Evidence against Sisodia and other suspects linked to AAP.

Meanwhile, officials say that Kailash Gehlot, Sisodia’s successor in the Delhi government, may soon also face trouble from the CBI.

Gehlot was part of the Group of Ministers (GoM) that approved the new excise duty policy. The CBI has alleged that the entire policy was made to provide economic benefits to the businessmen who got L1 license. The agency has also alleged that the note placed by Sisodia for the GoM’s consideration could have been influenced by the “south lobby” or businessmen from the south. India Who benefited from the policy. Satyendar Jain, who is behind bars and resigned as minister on Tuesday, and Gehlot were part of the GoM.

CBI officials say the file containing the minutes of the GoM’s deliberations and meetings is missing. Even as Sisodia is being questioned about the missing file, the agency may question the members of the GoM about the same.

While Jain and Sisodia are in jail, the CBI is probing Gehlot in the DTC bus scam case.

The agency is probing allegations of irregularities in the purchase of buses for the DTC when Gehlot was the transport minister.

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