Third arrest in Delhi excise policy scam: Abhishek Boinpally arrested from Hyderabad, CBI said - was not cooperating in the investigation

Posted on 10th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

The third arrest has been made in the Delhi excise policy scam case. CBI has arrested Abhishek Boinpally from Hyderabad. CBI officials told that he was not cooperating in the inquiry. After that, he is arrested. He was called for questioning on Sunday. During this, he was avoiding important questions, after which he was taken into custody late in the night.

 

According to the CBI, Abhishek allegedly worked for some liquor merchants in South India. He will appear in court on Monday. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Delhi-based liquor baron Sameer Mahendru on September 28. On September 17, CBI arrested AAP's communication in-charge, Vijay Nair.

 

ED had raided more than 35 locations

 

On Friday (October 7) the ED raided more than 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab, and Hyderabad. Liquor distributors, companies, and their associated entities were searched in these states. Delhi's liquor policy was implemented on November 17 last year. CBI investigation started in Delhi's Excise Policy scam in July. So far more than 103 places have been raided.

 

ED raid in Delhi liquor scam; Raids on 40 locations including Chennai-Mumbai, action taken in 6 states

 

On September 16, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids in 6 states of the country in the money laundering case related to the scam in Delhi's liquor policy. This action was taken at 40 places in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Delhi. In this case, the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has also been raided. He has also been questioned by the CBI for several rounds.

 

ED raided 30 locations including Delhi, Lucknow

 

Earlier on September 6, the ED had raided more than 30 places in the Delhi liquor scam case. Apart from this, raids were also conducted on the premises of many liquor traders in Lucknow, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, and Mumbai, but the team did not reach the house of Manish Sisodia or any other government employee. Read the full news...

 

An FIR was registered against Sisodia on August 17, in which the names of 3 excise officers, 9 businessmen, and two companies

 

In Delhi's Excise Scam, CBI raided 21 places in 7 states including the residence of Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. The raid lasted for about 12 hours. The officers of the investigating agency reached Sisodia's house on August 19 at 8.30 am.

 

A big thing related to the case had come to the fore. The CBI had registered an FIR against 15 people including Manish Sisodia on August 17, two days before the raid. It was claimed that a liquor businessman had given one crore rupees to Manish Sisodia's close friend. Read the full news...

 

The liquor policy was implemented on August 1

 

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia announced on 1 August 2022 that the old liquor policy would be implemented. He said in a press conference – The Central Government has made the entry of CBI in this policy, due to which no one is ready to take the contract. So we will not implement the new system.

 

The Deputy CM had said that the corruption of the BJP would have ended with the new excise policy and revenue of 9,500 crores would have come in a year. Presently 468 liquor shops are running in Delhi. The motive of the BJP is that illegal liquor is sold in Delhi.

 

Under this new liquor policy, the Delhi government has taken these 5 major decisions.

 

By dividing the entire Delhi into 32 zones, it was said to have 27 liquor vendors in each zone.

 

In this, it was decided that the Delhi government will no longer do the work of selling liquor.

Now there will be only private shops to sell liquor in Delhi.

 

In each ward, 2 to 3 vendors will be allowed to sell liquor.

 

The process of granting licenses for liquor shops will be made easy and flexible.

 

There have been allegations of breaking these 4 rules on the new liquor policy ...

 

GNCTD Act 1991

 

Transactions of Business Rules (TOBR)-1993

 

Delhi Excise Act-2009

 

Delhi Excise Rules-2010

 

For this reason, the Chief Secretary also sought a reply from the Excise Department. When the file was sent to the Lieutenant Governor in this regard on July 8, then the ruckus started on this matter.

 

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