CBI raids residence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

The CBI on Friday raided over 10 locations including the residence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the excise policy case.

Sisodia, in a tweet, confirmed the development. “CBI has come. We are extremely honest. Making the future of millions of children. It is very unfortunate that those who do good work in our country are harassed like this. That is why our country has not yet become number-1.”




The Delhi government last month decided to revert to old excise policy that was prevailing before implementation of Excise Policy 2021-22 from November 17, 2021. The decision came in the wake of Lt Governor VK Saxena recommending a CBI probe into alleged violation of rules and procedural lapses in its implementation.

The Excise officials said that as a result of the exit of private zonal licensees from retail sale, the number of liquor vends in Delhi presently number around 250. Under the Excise Policy, retail licenses were issued for 849 vends across the city divided into 32 zones.