May 3rd 2024.
According to official sources, the Enforcement Directorate has taken a new individual, Vinod Chauhan, into custody in connection with the Delhi excise policy-related money laundering case. This brings the total number of arrests in the case to 18.
Chauhan is suspected of transferring cash funds, which were allegedly obtained through kickbacks from the 'South Group', for the purpose of funding the Aam Aadmi Party's election campaign for the Goa Assembly polls. The accused individuals include Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his party colleague and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, and K Kavitha, daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. A number of liquor businessmen and others have also been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.
The case in question involves allegations of corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was ultimately scrapped. The Lt Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena, had recommended a CBI probe into the irregularities in the policy's formulation and implementation. As a result, the Enforcement Directorate registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The Delhi excise policy case has been making headlines, with several high-profile individuals being implicated in the investigation. The Enforcement Directorate continues to make progress in their efforts to uncover the truth and hold those responsible for any wrongdoing accountable. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.
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