NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has tightened safety outdoors the CBI headquarters right here as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is about to look earlier than it on Sunday in reference to the excise coverage case, officers stated. Over 1,000 safety personnel, together with from paramilitary forces, have been deployed outdoors the CBI headquarters and part 144 of the CrPC has additionally been imposed within the space to make sure no gathering of greater than 4 individuals takes place, they stated.
Security has additionally been tightened outdoors the workplace of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at Rouse Avenue, the officers stated. Barricades have additionally been positioned on streets at each these locations – AAP workplace and CBI headquarters – to make sure the social gathering’s staff and supporters don’t create any hassle, a senior police official stated.
“More than 1,000 security personnel, including paramilitary forces, have been deployed outside the CBI headquarters to ensure no untoward incident takes place,” the official stated. The CBI has summoned Kejriwal at its workplace at 11 am, in keeping with a discover issued by the probe company. Kejriwal’s deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested final month within the case. The AAP, nevertheless, has referred to as the case a conspiracy towards its leaders.
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CBI officers have stated they requested Kejriwal to look on a Sunday because the places of work within the space stay closed. It had adopted the identical technique when Sisodia was referred to as on the company’s headquarters, the place he was grilled for eight hours earlier than being taken into custody. The company is probing allegations of bribes paid by liquor merchants to get licences.
“It was further alleged that irregularities were committed, including modifications in excise policy, extending undue favours to the licensees, waiver/reduction in license fee, the extension of L-1 licence without approval, etc,” a CBI spokesperson had stated after the FIR was regsitered within the case on August 17, 2022. The CBI had filed its cost sheet towards seven accused on November 25 final yr. It has alleged within the cost sheet that the excise coverage was framed in a way to advertise cartelisation and monopoly on the wholesale degree.
