The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the Feedback Unit case. This is the second case registered against Manish Sisodia by the central agency. Earlier, the CBI had filed a case against alleged corruption in the 2021-22 excise policy involving Sisodia. The excise policy was subsequently withdrawn by the AAP government.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Prime Minister’s plan to slap several false cases against Manish Sisodia and keep him in custody for a long period is sad for the country. "PM’s plan is to slap several false cases against Manish and keep him in custody for a long period. Sad for the country!" Kejriwal tweeted.
Sisodia was among 15 others booked in an FIR filed by the CBI. Excise officials, liquor company executives, dealers, unknown public servants and private persons were booked in the case. It was alleged that irregularities were committed including modifications in the Excise Policy and undue favours were extended to the license holders including waiver or reduction in licence fee, an extension of L-1 license without approval etc.
Manish Sisodia is currently under ED custody in connection with the case pertaining to the same excise policy. He was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) during his judicial custody in Tihar Jail, where he is lodged. Sisodia was arrested by the CBI in the liquor policy case on February 26 and was sent to 14-day judicial custody on March 6. He was arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
Delhi's Rouse Avenue court sent him to judicial custody till March 20. The ED also made another arrest in the case earlier, as it took Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai into its custody. The probe agency has also questioned Bharatiya Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) MLC and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's daughter, K Kavitha in the liquor policy case.
It was alleged that irregularities were committed including modifications in the Excise Policy and undue favours were extended to the license holders including waiver or reduction in licence fee, an extension of L-1 license without approval etc.