Delhi excise protection case: CBI’s second chargesheet names Sisodia

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday filed the second chargesheet naming former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Arjun Pandey, Amandeep Dhal, and Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Buchi Babu Gorantla. Special Judge M Ok Nagpal mounted May 12 for considering the chargesheet after the CBI submitted that the prosecution sanction in the direction of Sisodia has already been procured from competent authorities.

Arjun Pandey’s establish figured in the course of the investigation along with that of co-accused turned informer Dinesh Arora, who was allegedly intently associated to the AAP and was actively involved in “managing” and “diverting” the illegal kickbacks from liquor retailers who benefited from the Delhi excise protection that was allegedly tweaked of their favour.

While the retailers allegedly obtained windfall constructive facets, the Delhi authorities misplaced huge revenues because of protection tweaks. The central investigation firm, which arrested Sisodia in reference to the case on February 26 for non-cooperation inside the investigation, had filed the first chargesheet inside the case on November 25, naming seven accused along with Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, Arun R Pillai, Mootha Gautham, Sameer Mahendru, Kuldeep Singh (then deputy excise commissioner) and Narender Singh (then assistant excise commissioner).

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday filed the second chargesheet naming former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Arjun Pandey, Amandeep Dhal, and Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Buchi Babu Gorantla. Special Judge M Ok Nagpal mounted May 12 for considering the chargesheet after the CBI submitted that the prosecution sanction in the direction of Sisodia has already been procured from competent authorities.

Arjun Pandey’s establish figured in the course of the investigation along with that of co-accused turned informer Dinesh Arora, who was allegedly intently associated to the AAP and was actively involved in “managing” and “diverting” the illegal kickbacks from liquor retailers who benefited from the Delhi excise protection that was allegedly tweaked of their favour.

While the retailers allegedly obtained windfall constructive facets, the Delhi authorities misplaced huge revenues because of protection tweaks. The central investigation firm, which arrested Sisodia in reference to the case on February 26 for non-cooperation inside the investigation, had filed the first chargesheet inside the case on November 25, naming seven accused along with Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, Arun R Pillai, Mootha Gautham, Sameer Mahendru, Kuldeep Singh (then deputy excise commissioner) and Narender Singh (then assistant excise commissioner).googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );