‘Ties to liquor barons, exorbitant profits’ — ED summons Kejriwal again in ‘excise policy scam’ probe

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the second time in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, on 21 December...

According to ED sources, although Kejriwal has not been named as an accused in the ECIR (EDs equivalent of an FIR), he will be questioned in connection with alleged irregularities in theformation of the Delhi governments now-scrapped liquor policy...

The ED is probing the money laundering aspect in this case, while the CBI is probing if undue financial favours were granted to vendors who secured liquor licences, thereby allegedly causing losses of over Rs 140 crore to the state exchequer, and whether kickbacks were received as part of an alleged nexus...

Following directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy, the CBI on 17 August registered a case against former Delhi minister Manish Sisodia, three Delhi government officials, 10 liquor licensees, and unknown others...

In its chargesheet, the ED has stated that the now-scrapped liquor policy prompted cartel formations through backdoor and incentivised other illegal activities as part of an alleged criminal conspiracy by top AAP leaders to extract kickbacks from liquor barons...

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