New Delhi. A big news has come out from Delhi. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the CBI. The CBI arrested him after nearly 8 hours of questioning in a case related to alleged irregularities in the formulation of Delhi’s excise policy.
According to sources, Manish Sisodia has been arrested under IPC section 120-B, 477A, PC Act 7. CBI will seek remand by presenting them in Rouse Avenue Court tomorrow.According to CBI sources, Sisodia was arrested on charges of destroying evidence. According to sources, Sisodia is accused of destroying several phone sets. Meanwhile, the security of the CBI headquarters has been increased.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has defended Sisodia and called him innocent. CM Kejriwal tweeted, ‘Manish is innocent. His arrest is dirty politics. There is a lot of anger among the people due to the arrest of Manish. Everyone is watching. People are understanding everything. People will respond to this. This will boost our spirits further. Our struggle will get stronger.
Tomorrow Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be presented in the court of CBI Judge MK Nagpal at Delhi Rouse Avenue after getting his medical done.Officials said officials from the CBI’s anti-corruption branch questioned the minister on various aspects of the excise policy, his alleged links with Dinesh Arora and other accused, and details of exchange of messages over several phones, among other issues. The CBI investigators were not satisfied with Sisodia’s answer and alleged that Sisodia was not cooperating in the investigation, resulting in his arrest.
Manish Sisodia had expressed apprehension of his arrest only when called for questioning by the CBI in the Excise Policy case and also said that he would fully cooperate with the probe agency.Before going to the CBI headquarters, Sisodia went to Rajghat and paid tribute at Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi. During this, he told reporters, ‘I can go to jail many times and I am not afraid. When I left my job as a journalist, my wife supported me and even today, my family stands by me/ my workers will take care of my family if I am arrested.
