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  • Excise Policy case: AAP counters ED claims, says Sisodia’s properties worth Rs 16 lakh only attached

    Excise Policy case: AAP counters ED claims, says Sisodia’s properties worth Rs 16 lakh only attached

    New Delhi: Hours after the Enforcement Directorate claimed that it has attached properties to the tune of Rs 52.24 crore of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and his wife and others in the now scrapped excise policy money laundering case, the AAP countered the claims, saying that of the total attachment by the financial probe agency comprises only properties worth Rs 16 lakh belonging to the former Deputy Chief Minister.

    In a tweet from its official handle, the AAP said: “Another shameful lie of Modi’s ED. Of the total assets attached by ED today only a bank account containing Rs 11 lakh and a flat of the value of Rs 5 lakh of Sisodia have been attached.

    “The assets belonging to Sisodia is total upto the value of Rs 16 lakh only.”

    The AAP said that the flat of Sisodia in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was bought in 2005 and it is valued at Rs 5.07 lakh, while the flat of his wife Seema Sisodia in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area is worth Rs 65 lakh and was bought in 2018.

    It also said that both these flats were bought before the year 2018 when the excise policy was not even mentioned anywhere.


    The strong rebuttal from the AAP came after the ED claimed that it attached properties worth Rs 52.24 crore of Sisodia, his wife, Amandeep Singh Dhall, Rajesh Joshi, Gautam Malhotra and others in connection with the case.

    The ED said that the attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore include immovable properties worth Rs. 7.29 crore — two immovable properties of Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia, land or flat of Joshi or Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd. and land or flat of Malhotra.

    The financial probe agency said that the attachment also includes movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore including bank balances of Sisodia worth Rs 11.49 lakhs, Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd worth Rs 16.45 crore and others.

    The ED has arrested 12 persons so far and has filed five charge sheets. The ED case of money laundering is based on the CBI FIR filed against Sisodia and others on August 17 last year. The CBI arrested Sisodia on February 26 this year and the ED arrested him later on March 9. Sisodia is currently in judicial custody.

    (IANS)

  • Excise policy case: Hearing on bail plea of businessman in Delhi court on May 12

    Excise policy case: Hearing on bail plea of businessman in Delhi court on May 12

    New Delhi (IANS) | A Delhi court has fixed May 12 for hearing the bail application of businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall in the Excise Policy case. Rouse Avenue Court’s Special CBI Judge M.K. Nagpal gave a date for hearing on Dhal’s plea on a joint request by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the accused.
    Special Public Prosecutor N.K. Matta sought an adjournment saying the court has summoned Dhal and other co-accused on May 12 after the ED filed a supplementary prosecution complaint (equivalent to a chargesheet in the ED’s process) against them.
    Further, Dhall’s counsel sought adjournment to address arguments on his bail application.
    Therefore, the petition on the joint request is directed to be listed on May 12 for arguments, the judge said.
    The court had last Saturday extended the custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 8 in the excise policy matter being probed by the ED.
    The same court had on April 27 extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 12 in the case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

  • Excise policy case: Delhi High Court refuses to extend interim bail of liquor baron

    Excise policy case: Delhi High Court refuses to extend interim bail of liquor baron

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to extend the interim bail granted to liquor baron Sameer Mahendru in a money laundering case related to the now scrapped liquor excise policy. Mahendru was directed by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to surrender before jail authorities on May 1, as the judge observed that the practice of granting interim bail cannot be turned into an evergreen process or used in place of regular bail. Could

    According to Mahendru’s counsel the doctor has possibly scheduled Mahendru’s surgery for May 5, thus the court directed the jail authorities to take the accused to the doctor on May 4. The court said- The petitioner, if necessary and advised by the doctor, may be admitted to the hospital. Guards of jail officials will be posted there. The wife and minor children of the petitioner shall be given facility to visit and assist him. He will be given food as per the advice of the doctor.

    Justice Sharma further asked the doctor to submit a report detailing the period required for postoperative care after the surgery. If the doctor determined that Mahendru’s surgery was not necessary, he would be sent to prison; However, if necessary, he will remain hospitalized till May 15, when the court will hear the matter once again.

    Court said- This court is of the firm opinion that everyone has the right to adequate and effective medical treatment. This Court also accepts the view of the Senior Counsel (for the accused) that there is always an issue of trust and confidence between the patient and the doctor.

    The high court said the accused would have to bear the security personnel posted there and the cost of his surgery. The high court had on Tuesday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Mahendru’s bail plea on medical grounds. Justice Sharma asked the ED to submit a status report and verification report regarding Mahendru’s health claims.

    His counsel had claimed that the trial court had subsequently extended the businessman’s interim bail, which was granted on February 28, as the health of the accused was still poor and he had placed on record recent medical documents. On February 28, the court granted interim bail to Mahendru on medical grounds for a period of 30 days after he claimed that he was suffering from various ailments. Later on March 29, the trial court extended Mahendru’s interim bail.

    Earlier this month, the court had again extended the interim bail granted to Mahendru for a period of seven days while adjourning the matter due to the ongoing protests by the advocates. The ED had earlier alleged that Mahendru was the kingpin and focal point around which the entire criminal conspiracy evolved and was essential for setting up the cartel and ensuring repayment of the kickback amount.

    Mahendru has been chargesheeted by both the investigating agencies.

    –IANS

  • Excise policy case: Delhi court sends Arun Pillai to judicial custody

    Excise policy case: Delhi court sends Arun Pillai to judicial custody

    New Delhi, (IANS) | A Delhi court on Monday sent Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramachandra Pillai to judicial custody in connection with the 2021-22 Delhi Excise Policy case, which is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Last week, Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court had extended Pillai’s ED remand till Monday, noting that the probe agency has gathered some new details after Pillai was confronted with Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Buchi Babu Gorantla on March 15.

    The ED had earlier informed the court that Pillai was to be confronted with Maguntha Reddy, who is also an accused.

    On March 16, Pillai’s lawyer Manu Sharma opposed the agency’s request for longer remand. He had argued that such confrontation between the accused is a never-ending process.

    The ED had arrested Pillai on March 6 after questioning him for hours in the case.

    His arrest is the 11th arrest by the ED in this case.

    The probe agency has alleged that Pillai was involved in forming a cartel of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers that controlled over 30 per cent of the liquor business in the national capital.

    The ED named the cartel ‘South Group’, in which BRS leader K. Kavitha, Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sarath Reddy, YSRCP MP from Ongole Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, his son Raghava Maguntra and others.

    The agency claimed that the South Group was represented by Pillai, Abhishek Boinapalli and Babu.

    The ED said Pillai is a partner in Indo Spirits with 32.5 per cent stake and represented the interests of Kavitha.

    Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kavita also reached the ED headquarters here on Monday for the second round of questioning in the case.

    Earlier on Monday, the court had extended the judicial custody of AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till April 3 in the same case, which is also being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

    –IANS