Delhi Liquor Scam / ED action- Manish Sisodia and many people including property worth crores attached

Delhi Liquor Scam: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth more than Rs 52 crore of arrested Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy. is of. A provisional order has been issued for attachment of other immovable properties (worth Rs 7.29 crore) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore were also attached.

As per the order, two properties of Manish Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia, land/flat of another accused Rajesh Joshi (director of Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd) and land/flat of Gautam Malhotra are included. The attached assets include Manish Sisodia's bank deposits amounting to Rs 11.49 lakh, Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd (amounting to Rs 16.45 crore) and movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore, the agency said in a statement. The ED said the total value of the attached assets is Rs 52.24 crore.

Sisodia is lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi liquor scam

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia was arrested by the ED in March in this case and is currently in judicial custody. The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have alleged that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 favored some liquor dealers who allegedly paid bribes for it. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi has denied the allegation. The policy was later canceled and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi recommended a CBI probe, following which the ED registered a case under the PMLA.

128.78 crore rupees have been attached so far

Movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore are also included in the attachment. In this, Rs 11.49 lakh of Manish Sisodia, Rs 16.45 crore of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd and others are lying in bank accounts. Today's action is the second attachment order issued in the liquor scam case. The first attachment order was given for immovable/movable properties worth Rs 76.54 crore. It included Vijay Nair, Sameer Mahndru, Amit Arora, Arun Pillai and others.

The total attachment in this case so far is Rs 128.78 crore. However, the proceeds of crime involved in the liquor scam case is at least Rs 1,934 crore. ED has so far arrested 12 people and registered 05 prosecution complaints. Further investigation is going on.

Delhi government accused of revenue loss of crores of rupees

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia and others are accused of corruption in bringing a new liquor sale policy in the national capital Delhi. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had ordered a CBI inquiry last year. After this, the Delhi government reverted to the old liquor policy and the Lieutenant Governor was blamed for the loss of crores of rupees in revenue. The BJP says that the Delhi government has reverted to the old liquor sale policy to hide corruption in the excise department owned by Sisodia.