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The team of Central Bureau of Investigation i.e. CBI is going to open the bank locker of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today. This locker is in the PNB branch located in Vasundhara Sector-4, Ghaziabad. The CBI team has just reached the bank.
Manish Sisodia has come to Ghaziabad from Delhi along with his wife. Before becoming the Deputy CM, Manish Sisodia lived in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. So here is his locker in PNB.
Manish said – nothing will be found in the locker
Earlier on Monday night, Manish Sisodia tweeted and said, “Tomorrow CBI is coming to see our bank locker. Nothing was found in the 14 hour raid at my house on 19th August. Nothing will be found in the locker either. Welcome to CBI. I and my family will have full cooperation in the investigation.
Sisodia has said earlier also that he has been made an accused in a false case, so that Arvind Kejriwal can be stopped from moving forward. Sisodia says that Arvind Kejriwal has emerged as an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
On August 19 also, the CBI had searched for several hours at Manish Sisodia’s residence in Delhi.
There was a raid on the house on August 19 as well.
Delhi Deputy CM and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia is among 15 people and institutions who have been included in the FIR by the CBI for alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy. On August 19, the CBI had also conducted raids and search operation in this connection at 31 places including Sisodia’s residence.
There are allegations of disturbances through the new liquor policy
There is an allegation of disturbances in the new excise policy of Delhi. It is also alleged that through this policy undue advantage has been given to the liquor license holders. License has been neglected. After the tender, there is an allegation of waiving Rs 144 crore of liquor contractors. There are also allegations like giving benefits to liquor traders in exchange for bribe and waiving license fees on the pretext of Corona. In this connection, CBI Delhi has made an FIR recently, on which investigation is going on.