In Delhi excise policy probe, ED raids at over 3 dozen places in multiple states

Amid deepening probe in the Delhi excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday launched search operations at over three dozen locations in multiple states, officials said.

The liquor policy case has been at the centre of the political standoff between the BJP and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.

The AAP – which boasts of being born out of an anti-corruption movement – has been accused of money-laundering by the rival party. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had earlier recommended a CBI probe in the matter. Following his recommendation, the central probe agency had launched massive search operations.

The house of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia – who has been under the radar of probe agencies – was also searched. The AAP, however, has been repeatedly alleging misuse of probe agencies by the BJP, ruling at the Centre.