Money laundering: Former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia arrested
India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia over alleged money laundering charges in connection with the excise policy case.
Sisodia is currently lodged in judicial custody after being arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26 in connection with alleged corruption in framing and implementing the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
The ED arrested Sisodia, a top leader of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, after questioning him inside high-security Tihar jail in west Delhi after interrogating him for the second time in three days. The ED recorded his statement for the first time on March 7 for about five hours.
Sisodia was grilled by the ED on various aspects of the case including alleged destruction of evidence by changing phones frequently, changing the profit margin for wholesalers from five per cent to 12 per cent, kickbacks paid and the decision to change policy related to the Group of Ministers report.
Soon after Sisodia's arrest by the ED, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted "Manish was earlier arrested by the CBI. The CBI could not find any evidence or money in the raid. Tomorrow, his bail plea is to be heard. Today, he was arrested by the ED. This serves only one motive- to keep Manish Sisodia in jail for as long as possible through false cases
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