ED attaches ₹52 cr assets of 5 accused in excise case, include Sisodia’s flats

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth ₹52.24 crore of senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, along with other accused in connection with alleged money laundering case linked with Delhi’s excise policy.

The attached assets include two immovable assets, including a land/flat, of the former Delhi deputy chief minister and his wife Seema Sisodia along with a bank balance of ₹11.49 lakh.

Businessmen Amandeep Singh Dhall, Gautam Malhotra and Rajesh Joshi are among others whose assets have been attached.

The attachment also includes movable assets worth over ₹44.29, land/flat of other accused, according to a statement.

Sisodia was arrested by ED in the case in March and is currently in judicial custody. He moved Supreme Court for bail on Thursday.

ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the excise policy 2021-22 by the Delhi government that granted licenses for liquor trading enabled cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who allegedly paid bribes for the process. AAP had strongly denied the charges.