Delhi liquor policy case: ED names AAP MP Raghav Chadha in chargesheet

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday named Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha in the supplementary chargesheet in the Delhi liquor scam case.

Photo Credit: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha

However, he has not been named accused or a suspect.

Raghav Chadha has stated that he has not been named as an accused or even a suspect in any of the complaints filed by the ED."There are no allegations whatsoever against me in the said complaints. It appears that in the complaint my name is mentioned as an attendee to some meeting though the basis of making such an allegation is not clear," the AAP MP said.

"I vehemently and unequivocally deny the commission of any alleged offence in any manner, in relation to the said meeting or otherwise. I request the media and publication houses not to cause any incorrect reporting and clarify this issue, lest I will be constrained to take legal action," Chadha added.

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was named in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI), last week. He was taken into custody on February 26.

The chargesheet mentioned other accused Butchi Babu - auditor of Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha - Arjun Pandey and Amandeep Dhal.

During the investigation, Sisodia's former secretary C Arvind had claimed that a meeting was held at the former Deputy Chief Minister's residence and it had the presence of Chadha as well.

"...at Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's residence, there was a meeting of Raghav Chadha, ACS Finance of Punjab Govt, Excise Commissioner, Varun Roojam, FCT and officers from Punjab Excise where Vijay Nair was also present," ANI quoted the statement.

It has to be noted that this is the only reference to him in the chargesheet.