1,000 Security Personnel To Be Deployed At CBI Headquarters As Kejriwal Would Appear In Liquor Policy Case

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been issued summon to appear at CBI headquarters for questioning in liquor policy case for which Delhi Police will deploy 1,000 personnel including paramilitary forces

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addressed media earlier in the day

Source : PTI

The Delhi Police will deploy 1,000 security personnel including paramilitary forces outside the headquarters of Central Bureau of Investigation as it has issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in Delhi liquor policy case. “Delhi Police to deploy over 1,000 security personnel, including paramilitary forces, outside CBI headquarters to ensure safety of CM Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by agency on April 16 in connection with excise policy case,” said officials, reported PTI. 

The Aam Aadmi Party national convenor has been summoned by the federal probe agency at its headquarters on Sunday at 11 am. 

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has already been arrested in the case by the CBI. He was also arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.

Delhi Police to deploy over 1,000 security personnel, including paramilitary forces, outside CBI headquarters to ensure safety of CM Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by agency on April 16 in connection with excise policy case: Officials

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The Delhi Lieutenant Governor had asked the CBI to probe alleged irregularities after the excise policy 2021-22 was withdrawn in August last year. 

Holding a press conference a day before appearing at the CBI headquarters, Kejriwal alleged that the CBI and ED were torturing people to take his and Sisodia’s name in the liquor policy 2021-22 case which was scrapped last year in August. 

"CBI, ED filed false affidavits in the excise policy case in court, they're torturing people to testify against Manish Sisodia and me," he said in the press conference today. 

Kejriwal said that the central agencies presented false evidence in court and tried to mislead the court. 

"ED and CBI alleged that Sisodia broke 14 of his mobile phones to destroy evidence, but as per ED's seizure memo, 4 of them are with them while one is with CBI. Rest of the phones are also operational and are being used by different individuals," Kejriwal claimed, adding that the agencies took Rs 100 crore bribe and raided 400 locations but nothing was found.