Delhi Excise Policy: CBI raids Sisodia's home, 20 other locations
The CBI on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 20 other locations in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy as the agency claimed that Rs 1 crore had allegedly been paid to a company belonging to a close associate of the AAP politician.
The AAP condemned the raids with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming the agency has been "asked from above" to harass its leaders. The BJP asked the Delhi government to come out clean on its excise policy.
The CBI, which registered an FIR in a special court here on Wednesday, began its raids from 8 AM in seven states including the residence of Sisodia who immediately tweeted about the arrival of the sleuths and "welcomed" the move.
The CBI had registered a case on Wednesday naming Sisodia and 14 others in its FIR filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 120-B (Criminal Conspiracy), 477-A (falsification of records) and section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with taking und