Delhi liquor scam case: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday prolonged judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till April 3 in reference to the excise coverage case.
Siodia’s judicial custody was prolonged by 14 days within the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case.
Notably, the AAP chief is presently on Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand till March 22.
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Sisodia was arrested by the CBI within the liquor coverage case on February 26 in reference to the alleged irregularities within the framing and implementation of the excise coverage of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
The excise coverage was handed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Cabinet in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
The Delhi authorities’s model is that the coverage was formulated to make sure the era of optimum income, eradicate the sale of spurious liquor or non-duty paid liquor in Delhi, moreover enhancing person expertise. The CBI had filed a case towards alleged corruption within the 2021-22 excise coverage.
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The excise coverage was subsequently withdrawn by the AAP authorities.Sisodia was amongst 15 others booked in an FIR filed by the CBI.
Excise officers, liquor firm executives, sellers, some unknown public servants and personal individuals have been booked within the case.It was alleged that irregularities have been dedicated together with modifications within the Excise Policy and undue favours have been prolonged to the license holders together with waiver or discount in licence payment, an extension of L-1 license with out approval and so forth.
(with inputs from businesses)
