Manish Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister of Delhi, and three other people were charged by the CBI in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption in the creation and implementation of the excise policy 2021–2022.
The agency has invoked section 201 (destruction of evidence) and 420 (cheating) of IPC in its report apart from some sections of Prevention of Corruption Act against Sisodia who was accused number 1 in CBI's FIR.
Amandeep Dhall, liquor businessman, Buchi Babu Gorantala, Buchi Babu Gorantala, an auditor for the south group cartel ,Arjun Pandey, former president of India Ahead news channel have l been charged in this case by the CBI.
Dhall, the director of Brindco Sales, which imports and sells alcoholic beverages, was originally detained by the Enforcement Directorate on March 1 for money laundering. He was hauled into prison on April 19 and questioned by the CBI in Tihar Jail. The Telangana chief minister's daughter K Kavitha's accountant, Buchi Babu, was detained by the CBI in the first few days of February.
Arjun Pandey, former president of India Ahead news channel is alleged to have collected around £400,000 from co-accused Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Vijay Nair who has already been chargesheeted in the case. CBI filed the supplementary chargesheet after obtaining prosecution sanction from the competent authority i.e. ministry of home affairs.
According to the latest chargesheet, Sisodia not only headed the GoM which was given the task of formulating the policy but was also holding the excise portfolio at the time. It was at the instance of Sisodia and his associates that co-accused Vijay Nair had been participating in different meetings held with the other conspirators in connection with formulation of the said policy, says the chargesheet.