Delhi liquor coverage case: Dinesh Arora has been arrested by the ED
New Delhi:
Dinesh Arora, a businessman thought of near jailed AAP chief Manish Sisodia, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate within the Delhi liquor coverage case right now. Final 12 months, a metropolis court docket had allowed the CBI’s request to make Mr Arora an approver within the case.
The ED is but to make a press release on his arrest. This was the thirteenth arrest within the case by the ED; it has filed 5 chargesheets, together with towards Mr Sisodia.
Final 12 months, the CBI in its reply to Mr Arora’s court docket request for cover from arrest had stated he had joined the probe and disclosed sure info which had been important for the investigation.
In August 2022, the CBI filed a case within the alleged excise coverage rip-off and issued a lookout round towards eight individuals named as accused within the case.
Mr Sisodia, the previous Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, and others face corruption allegations in bringing a brand new liquor sale coverage within the nationwide capital. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had ordered the CBI probe final 12 months.
Thereafter, the Delhi authorities reverted to the outdated liquor coverage and blamed the Lieutenant Governor for lack of income value crores of rupees that the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) authorities claimed would have come if the brand new coverage had continued.
The BJP stated the Delhi authorities went again to the outdated liquor sale coverage to cowl up corruption within the excise division then held by Mr Sisodia.
The CBI is specializing in the alleged affect of a “South Foyer” of businessmen and politicians making the Delhi liquor coverage to swing of their favour utilizing middlemen, merchants and bureaucrats.
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