Arvind Kejriwal Excise update 2024
Arvind Kejriwal Excise update 2024:- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and four others are still in judicial custody amid allegations of corruption and money laundering in the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Prominent political figures and businessmen are facing legal battles, some of whom have recently been out on bail.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody in the alleged corruption case related to Delhi Excise is ending on September 3. Kejriwal’s bail plea and the petition challenging his arrest by the CBI will be heard in the Supreme Court on September 5. ALSO READ:- https://livendtv.com/big-news-on-ratlam-from-delhi-2024/
The Aam Aadmi Party chief is the only prominent political leader who is behind bars in this case. Last month, three accused in this case were released on bail.
Those granted bail by the Supreme Court include former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) MLA K Kavita and former Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair. Another AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, was released on bail in April 2024.
There are around 40 accused in the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of money laundering and corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Of these, five including Kejriwal are still in judicial custody.
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi Investigating agencies have alleged that Arvind Kejriwal had received bribe from ‘South Group’ in return for helping him draft the now defunct Delhi Excise Policy. The CBI has also accused the Delhi Chief Minister of ensuring ‘bribes’ worth Rs 90 lakh for 40 AAP candidates in the Goa Assembly elections, 2022.
ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21. On 10 May, Kejriwal was released on interim bail till 1 June to campaign during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
He was formally arrested by the CBI from inside the court on June 26. Kejriwal got bail in the ED case on July 12, but he is still in custody in the CBI case.
Vinod Chauhan, Hawala Operator In June 2024, the ED named Vinod Chauhan as an accused in its ninth charge sheet in the money laundering case related to Delhi Excise Policy. According to the investigating agency, Chauhan was allegedly involved in the transfer of Rs 25.5 crore to AAP’s 2022 Goa Assembly election campaign.
Arvind Kejriwal Excise update 2024 Chouhan is accused of transferring money through hawala for AAP’s Goa elections and was reportedly in regular touch with members of the ‘South Group’. The agency has also alleged that it has seized unaccounted amount of Rs 1.06 crore from his house. Chauhan was arrested by ED in May. His bail plea is being heard in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court. ALSO READ:- https://livendtv.com/big-news-on-ratlam-from-delhi-2024/
In August 2022, Arun Ramachandra Pillai’s name appeared in the list of 15 accused, including Manish Sisodia, in the CBI FIR on the alleged Delhi Excise scam.
Hyderabad-based businessman Pillai was arrested by the ED in March 2023 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Pillai is reportedly part of the ‘South Group’ that sent ‘bribes’ worth Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders.
Pillai is accused of money laundering and paying illegal bribes to government employees to obtain liquor licenses in Delhi. According to ED, he held 32.5 percent shares in liquor manufacturing company Indospirit. In June, the Delhi High Court had refused to grant interim bail to Pillai.
In August last year, the CBI had arrested an assistant director of the ED and six other officials for accepting a bribe of Rs 5 crore to protect Delhi-based businessman Aman Dhall in the Delhi liquor scam case.
Dhall, who allegedly conspired with co-accused Vijay Nair and played a key role in arranging meetings with members of the ‘South Group’, was arrested by the CBI in April last year. In June this year, the Delhi High Court had refused to grant him bail. ALSO READ:- https://livendtv.com/big-news-on-ratlam-from-delhi-2024/
Nair was granted bail in this case by the Supreme Court on September 2. In September 2022, the ED had arrested liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in connection with the scam related to Delhi Excise Policy. Mahendru is the managing director of a company called IndoSpirits, in which he reportedly had a 35 per cent stake.
Arvind Kejriwal Excise update 2024 The company had received a wholesale L1 license. Mahendru is also accused of obtaining two retail zone licenses in the name of Khao Gali restaurant, which are in the name of his father-in-law. Mahendru was granted interim bail of 43 days by the Rouse Avenue Court in January 2024. Delhi High Court is hearing his bail plea.
