On February 26, 2023, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Manish Sisodia for being accused in the “Delhi liquor scam case.” In a money-laundering case that was investigated by the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023, Sisodia was again arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and on February 28, Sisodia resigned from the Delhi cabinet.
Manish Sisodia, popular for being a leader in the AAP, is not getting bail from the Delhi court, as he pleaded seeking interim bail so that he can complete campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, which is reserved for April 30. The CBI stated that the entire society is suffering from economic crimes, as India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s stated that corruption is cancer for the society, to oppose the bail of Sisodia.
In court, the probe agency stated that, if granted bail, Sisodia may influence further investigation and witnesses. If bail is granted at this stage, then their (accused) objective will definitely be fulfilled. On April 12, the court produced a notice to the ED and the CBI as Sisodia’s pleaded for bail. Kaveri Baweja, the Special Judge for the CBI and ED, had directed the central probe agencies to file their replies by April 20.
The CBI and ED had complained that on modifying the Delhi excise policy, irregularities had been spotted as undue favours were extended to licence holders, licence fees were reduced, and licences were extended without competent authority’s approval. The probe agencies have accused the beneficiaries of deducting the “illegal” profit from officials and making many false entries in their account books to dodge detections.
