New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy corruption case. The arrest was made after being called to the CBI headquarters and interrogated for eight hours. The interrogation began at 11 am at the CBI office on Lodhi Road in Central Delhi.
The CBI registered Sisodia’s arrest three months after the charge sheet was filed in the Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-2022 case. Vijay Kumar Saxena, who was the Lt. Governor of Delhi, has announced a CBI investigation into the allegations of corruption in the liquor policy.
Manish Sisodia is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the case. AAP’s communication in-charge Vijay Nair, Indo Spirit Group’s Sameer Mahendru, and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally were earlier arrested by the central agency in connection with the case. The CBI had made Sisodia and 14 others accused in connection with the liquor policy.
It is alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party used the money obtained through the scam for the election campaign in Goa. The liquor policy implemented on November 17, 2021, was withdrawn by the Aam Aadmi government in July 2022 following the controversy.
