ED to file money laundering case against Manish Sisodia soon
In the latest development in connection with the liquor scam involving Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has handed over important documents regarding the case to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to look whether a case of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can be made out or not.
The allegations against Sisodia are that liquor businessmen were allegedly given an exemption of Rs.30 crore. The license holders were allegedly given extensions according to their own will. The policy rules were made by violating excise rules.
The CBI has given a copy of the FIR and a few more documents to the ED. Now, the ED will first initiate a preliminary inquiry to gather evidences of PMLA and then will decide the future course of action.
The CBI has made Sisodia accused number one in its FIR. The CBI’s FIR has been lodged under sections 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy) and 477-A (Falsification of accounts) of the IPC.
Meanwhile, the BJP has slammed the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi. BJP chief, Delhi, Adesh Gupta on Sunday termed Manish Sisodia as the “Liquor Minister“.
“It is seen for the first time in independent India that the Education Minister is the Liquor Minister,” Adesh Gupta said in a press meeting.
He further alleged the excise policy of the Delhi government was a ‘sinful, corrupt, and tyrannical policy.’ Gupta said, “Sisodia Ji, look out notice is issued on a person who is involved in criminal cases and corruption so that he does not run away from the country.”
CBI has filed an FIR against 15 persons, including Deputy CM Sisodia, in a corruption case related to the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy. The agency on Friday raided 31 places, including the premises of Sisodia as well as some bureaucrats & businessmen.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Every corruption must logically follow conspiracy and money laundering. The corruption must have a giver and taker which cannot be without the two conspiring and the proceeds of the corruption have to be laundered. So all the corruption cases have to finally come under PMLA with the same fate of the many accused spending considerable time behind bars and attachment of the proceeds of the crime. A BIG WARNING FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE INDULGED IN CORRUPTION.