Excise policy scam: AAP Communication In-charge Vijay Nair and Bizman Boinpally Arrested By ED

NEW DELHI: The ED made two fresh arrests on Monday in connection to the Delhi Excise Policy scam. Two businessmen- Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally have been arrested who are are currently lodged in jail after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested them in the same case. A court on Wednesday last week had  reserved for November 14 its order on the bail applications of businessmen Vijay Nair, who is also communications chief of AAP, and Abhishek Boinpally in connection with the scam.

As per reports, the federal probe agency will seek custody of the two from a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.

Meanwhile, businessman Dinesh Arora will make his disclosure statement before a Delhi court today,in an in-camera proceeding. . The court will also decide whether to allow the CBI to make Arora, a ‘close aide’ of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, an approver in the case.

In a court’s query earlier, Mr. Arora had stated that was ready to make ‘true disclosure voluntarily about the case and that he wanted to be an approver. He further had mentioned that he was not being pressurized by the CBI or anyone else

Nair was arrested on September 27th by the CBI for his alleged role in conspiracy related to the excise policy of the government of the national capital territory of Delhi (GNCTD) of 2021-2022. The CBI has also maintained that Boinpally was also a part of the conspiracy along with accused Sameer Mahendru, who already under custody.