Enforcement Directorate quizzes Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia's personal assistant

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday questioned Devendra Sharma, personal assistant to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe in the Delhi Excise policy scandal.

His statement was recorded under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), said people in the know. Sisodia in a tweet on Saturday alleged that a "false" case has been foisted against him and that the ED raided his PA's house and "arrested" him.

The ED has carried out multiple raids in the case so far. The federal agency registered a money laundering case on the basis of an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).


The CBI last month had quizzed Sisodia for nearly nine hours in connection with its probe. The agency had booked Sisodia and 15 others in August on charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy, falsification of accounts and undue advantage in connection with the city's liquor policy.

The CBI has already arrested two accused in the case, including Aam Aadmi party associate Vijay Nair, a former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company, and a Hyderabad based businessman, Abhishek Boinpally.

As per available information, the federal agency has quizzed several individuals in connection with the case.