Ahead Of CBI Questioning Today, Dy CM Sisodia Alleges Preparation To Arrest Him In 'Completely Fake Case'

The CBI had registered an FIR in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for questioning in connection with the matter of irregularities in implementation of excise policy in the national capital, said the officials, reported news agency PTI. The federal probe agency has asked the Aam Aadmi Party senior leader to appear before it at its headquarters here at 11 am on Monday, the report added. 

Ahead of the questioning, Sisodia took to Twitter and launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre alleging them of making a fake case to arrest him. 

“They are preparing to arrest me by making a completely fake case against me. I was to go to Gujarat for the election campaign in the coming days. These people are losing Gujarat badly. Their purpose is to stop me from going to Gujarat election campaign,” Sisodia alleged. 

मेरे ख़िलाफ़ पूरी तरह से फ़र्ज़ी केस बनाकर इनकी तैयारी मुझे गिरफ़्तार करने की है. मुझे आने वाले दिनों में चुनाव प्रचार के लिए गुजरात जाना था। ये लोग गुजरात बुरी तरह से हार रहे हैं। इनका मक़सद मुझे गुजरात चुनाव प्रचार में जाने से रोकना है। 1/N

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) October 17, 2022

“When I went to Gujarat, I told the people there that we will build wonderful schools like Delhi for your children in Gujarat too. People are very happy. But these people (BJP) do not want good schools to be built in Gujarat also, people of Gujarat should also study and progress,” he added. 

The investigation agency has questioned several people in connection with the case including  Sameer Mahendru, the owner of Indo Spirits, Amit Arora, the director of Buddy Retail Private Limited in Gurugram, and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam, in connection with the case, the officials said, reported the news agency. 

The agency has arrested Vijay Nair, an AAP worker and former CEO of Only Much Louder an entertainment and event management company, and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, whose partner Arun Pillai has been named as an accused in the CBI FIR, they said.

The CBI had registered an FIR in August here against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by the exercise of personal influence.