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CBI-Sisodia Row: Agency Recovers Confidential Documents

In one of their longest searches in recent times, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered some confidential documents related to Delhi’s new Excise Policy on Friday

AAP-CBI Row: Congress, In U-Turn, Backs Agency Raids

In a stark U-turn to its stance on the misuse of central agencies, the Congress on Friday tacitly backed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s raids at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi’s Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia. CBI carried out searches at 21 locations, including the premises of Sisodia and […]

Sisodia, Aides Received Graft From Liquor Licensees: CBI FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged in its First Information Report (FIR) that close associates of Delhi Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia were actively involved in “managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage” collected from liquor licensees to accused public servants. The FIR, a copy of which is in possession of The New Indian, […]

How Did Manish Sisodia Come Under CBI Radar?

Delhi Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia found himself under the lens of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the implementation of the Delhi government’s New Excise Policy 2021-22 in April 2021. While the old licensees complained about not getting the licence under the new policy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blamed the Aam Aadmi […]

Liquor Policy Row: Sisodia ‘Welcomes’ CBI Raids At Residence

In what may further escalate already strained relations between the Centre and the Delhi government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at the residence of deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday morning.