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A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on businessman Dinesh Arora in the now-abandoned Excise Policy 2021-22 case and fixed November 16 to decide on his plea.
Earlier in the day, Arora reached the special CBI court at the Rouse Avenue court premises here. The court reserved its order to decide on his plea on November 16.
Earlier, Arora had decided to become the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approver in the New Excise Policy case.
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The CBI sought the court’s permission to make Arora, who was granted anticipatory bail in September, a sanctioner in the case. The investigating agency did not oppose his bail plea.
In the court, Arora apologized in appropriate terms, as she is ready to reveal all the facts and circumstances regarding the case to the best of her knowledge.
When the court asked if he was pressured, Arora said he was under no pressure, there was no threat to do so by the CBI or anyone else.
The court remarked that it was noted that he (Arora) had “voluntarily sought pardon” while agreeing to disclose “truthful information” about the case to the best of his knowledge and that it had been done without any “pressure or undue influence” by the CBI. or anyone else.
Meanwhile, the CBI did not oppose an earlier plea for in-camera proceedings by Arora’s counsel, saying it was a sensitive matter and the media should be kept out at this early stage.
According to CBI sources, Aurora’s disclosure statement could help the investigating agencies uncover the entire network of liquor licensees, traders and freeze the salaries of government employees in connection with the case, which was first registered by the CBI on August 17 this year.
The central agency had issued a Look Out Circular (LoC) against eight accused in the Excise policy scam.
The CBI has named Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia as accused number one and his close aide and party communications in-charge Vijay Nair, former CEO of Mumbai-based entertainment and event management company Only Much Louder. Apart from 13 private individuals across Lucknow, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Karnataka, including liquor firms Brindco and Indospirit.
The CBI alleged in its FIR that Sisodia’s close associates were actively involved in “managing and diverting undue financial benefits” collected from liquor licensees to the accused government servants.
In the FIR, the CBI also alleged that Sameer Mahendru, managing director of Indospirits, transferred Rs 1 crore to the account of Radha Industries run by Arora, a close aide of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader.
Apart from Mahendru and Nair, the CBI has also named Manoj Rai, a former employee of Lucknow-based Pernod Ricard; Amandeep Dhal, Director, Delhi-based Brindco Sales Pvt. Limited; Amit Arora, Director, Buddy Retail Private Limited; Dinesh Arora, Delhi-based Mahadev Liquors; Sunny Marwah, authorized signatory of Mahadev Liquors; Arun Ramachandra Pillai of Bangalore, Karnataka and Arjun Pandey of Gurgaon. The CBI has also named other unnamed government employees and private individuals in the FIR.
The CBI has so far arrested Nair and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Banipali.
Earlier in the day, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also arrested Nair and Bonipally, who were earlier arrested by the CBI. The ED had earlier arrested Mahandru, Sharath C Reddy of Arvind Pharma and Vinay Babu of Pernod Ricard.
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