On wednesday morning, the Enforcement Directorate detained liquor industry executive sameer Mahendru as part of a money laundering inquiry into alleged anomalies in the now-cancelled delhi Excise Policy. After being interrogated all night long, Mahendru, the managing director of a business named Indospirits, was brought into jail in accordance with the penal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED's action follows the CBI's arrest of businessman Vijay Nair in this case, in which manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of delhi, is also charged. Nair is in charge of communications for the AAP and is thought to be close to Sisodia. According to the cbi FIR, arjun Pandey, a close friend of Sisodia, once procured between Rs 2 and 4 crore in cash from liquor entrepreneur sameer Mahendru on behalf of Nair, the former CEO of the entertainment and event management firm Only Much Louder (OML).

The statement continued, "Source further disclosed that Arun Ramchandra Pillai used to obtain improper financial benefits from sameer Mahendru of IndoSpirit for transfer to the accused public workers through Nair." amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail Pvt. Limited in Gurgaon, Dinesh Arora, and arjun Pandey, according to the CBI's FIR, were "actively involved in handling and diverting the undue financial advantage acquired from liquor licensees" for the accused public employees.

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