The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that it has attached assets worth over Rs 52 crore belonging to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, his wife, and others in the Delhi Excise Case.
The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are probing alleged irregularities in the formulation and the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. It is alleged that Sisodia, while holding the excise portfolio in the Delhi government, provided undue benefits to liquor vend licensees in lieu of "kickbacks" and "commissions".
While the CBI is looking at criminal aspects of the case, the ED is look at alleged money laundering in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Sisodia was arrested by CBI in February and has been in the jail since then.
A provisional order has been issued under PMLA to attach, among others, immovable properties comprising two assets of Manish Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia worth Rs 7.29 crore, land/flat of another accused Rajesh Joshi, and land/flat of Gautam Malhotra, according to PTI.
The PTI also reported, "The attachment also includes movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore including bank balances of Manish Sisodia worth Rs 11.49 lakh, Brindco Sales Pvt. Ltd. (amount of Rs 16.45 crore) and others, the agency said in a statement."
