- The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to Manish Sisodia and others in connection with alleged irregularities in Delhi’s now-scrapped liquor policy.
- The total amount of assets attached in the case by the Enforcement Directorate is Rs. 128.78 crore.
- Manish Sisodia, the former Delhi deputy chief minister, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26 and is currently in judicial custody.
- The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the money-laundering aspect of the case related to the alleged irregularities in the liquor policy.
- The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate have alleged that the excise policy was modified to ensure high profit margins for wholesalers and retailers, with a 12% margin for wholesalers and a nearly 185% margin for retailers.
- The Enforcement Directorate claims that members of a group called the “South Group” paid kickbacks of at least Rs 100 crore to Aam Aadmi Party leaders through businessman Vijay Nair.
- In return for the kickbacks, the “South Group” allegedly received special privileges, acquired stakes in established wholesale businesses, and gained multiple retail zones beyond what was allowed in the policy.
- Manish Sisodia has been denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the cases filed by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate.
- Following the denial of bail, Sisodia has approached the Supreme Court seeking relief in the matter.
Assets worth Rs 52 crore seized in Delhi liquor scam involving Manish Sisodia.
