Excise Policy: Delhi court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia and all others in corruption case, rejects CBI chargesheet

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A Delhi court has discharged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia from a corruption case linked to the excise policy. The court found the CBI chargesheet lacking in evidence, raising questions about the future of the investigation.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal during the meeting with newly elected district council and block committee members of Punjab, on Thursday. (@ArvindKejriwal X/ANI Photo)(@ArvindKejriwal X)

A Delhi court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his then-deputy Manish Sisodia in an excise police-related corruption case, refusing to take cognisance of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheet, news agency PTI reported.

Special Judge Jitendra Singh said the chargesheet had several lacunae unsupported by evidence, and he discharged 21 more besides the two Aam Aadmi Party leaders in the matter.

The CBI has been probing alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the erstwhile AAP government's now-scrapped excise policy.

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