New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a case against seven accused in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in the court. 10, pages charge sheet has been filed. According to CBI sources, AAP leaders Vijay Nair, Abhishek Singh, Arun Pillai, Mutta Gautam, Sameer Mahendru, the then Deputy Excise Commissioner Sameer Mahendru and the then Assistant Excise Commissioner Narendra Singh have been named among those against whom the CBI has filed the charge sheet. Are included. However, the name of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is not included in this. It is being said about this that since the investigation against him is still going on, his name is not included in the charge sheet.

Earlier on Thursday, the CBI took over the Excise Policy case of Delhi. I moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court’s order granting bail to AAP’s media strategist Vijay Nair and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinapalli. In October, the ED raided nearly three dozen places in Delhi and Punjab following the arrest of Sameer Mahendru, managing director of Indospirit Group, a Jor Bagh-based liquor distributor in Delhi. Besides, the accused in the case are Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the then Excise Commissioner Arva Gopi Krishna, Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari and Assistant Commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar is included. Other accused include former employees of Pernod Ricard Manoj Rai, director of Brindco Sales, Amit Arora and Dinesh Arora, directors of Buddy Retail, authorized signatories of Mahadev Liquors Sunny Marwah, Arun Ramachandra Pillai and Arjun Pandey.

ED and CBI had alleged that the excise policy Irregularities were committed while modifying, undue benefit was given to license holders, license fee was waived or reduced and L-1 license was extended without the approval of the competent authority. The beneficiaries gave illegal benefits to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to avoid detection. It was alleged that the Excise Department paid an earnest money of about Rs. to a successful tenderer against the prescribed rules It was decided to refund the amount.

61.36 Rs.crore loss ofHowever, any There was no enabling provision, but due to the Corona Pandemic 36 December, 2021 to 36 January Exemption on tender license fee was allowed up to , 8830. Following a recommendation by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena, the FIR said on a reference from the Union Home Ministry that it allegedly caused huge loss to the exchequer 0954.36 Loss of Rs.crore.