Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 16: The Enforcement Directorate is currently conducting searches at 40 locations spread across multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in the now-retracted Delhi excise policy, sources said.
This comes just a day after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia dared the BJP to have him arrested based on a ‘sting operation’ by the party.
Authorities are reportedly searching locations connected to liquor distributors, businesses, and supply chain networks in Nellore and a few other towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi-NCR.
Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Raids are going on in multiple cities including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. More details awaited: Sources pic.twitter.com/5iQ7OimEO9
— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2022
The case has seen a second series of raids in as many weeks. The investigation agency raided private residences of those listed in the case and searched 45 places across Delhi, Telangana, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka last week.
The raids today occur early on a day when Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who was detained in a money laundering case more than three months ago, is also scheduled to be questioned on the Tihar jail’s alcohol sales policy.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party and the chief minister of Delhi, will speak to the media soon. He has accused the central government of using its investigative agencies against members of his party for personal gain and refuted any anomalies in the contentious liquor policy.
