The premises that were searched during the search belong to the liquor trade. (representative)
New Delhi:
The Enforcement Directorate, or ED, has raided at least 25 sites in the national capital today as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into the now-abolished Delhi excise tax policy, officials said.
The properties under the search belong to private entities associated with liquor dealers and distributors, they said.
The federal agency has conducted multiple raids on the case so far and also arrested Sameer Mahandru, a liquor merchant and director of the liquor production company Indospirit, in the case last month.
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that, among others, had named Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as a suspect.
The scheme came under scrutiny after the Delhi LG recommended a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in the implementation of Delhi’s 2021-22 excise tax policy. He also had 11 excise officials suspended in the case.
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