Manish Sisodia's aide Vijay Nair nabbed by CBI in excise policy case, first arrest made
India Today
AAP's Manish Sisodia's aide Vijay Nair has been arrested in the Delhi excise policy case by the CBI.
Vijay Nair has been arrested by the CBI in an excise policy case. This marks the first arrest by the CBI in this case.
He is the former CEO of the entertainment and event media company Only Much Louder. He has been raided by the ED as well. Sources said that he was one of the prime key conspirators in the excise policy case.
Earlier, the CBI on August 21 issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against eight private persons named as accused in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. This included businessman Vijay Nair who the probe agency said was missing during the raids it conducted on August 19.
Vijay Nair later clarified that he did not flee from the country and he was abroad for some weeks due to personal work. He added that he was in touch with the CBI and would cooperate with its officials.
According to the CBI’s FIR in the case, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s associate Arjun Pandey had once collected cash of about Rs 2 to 4 crore from Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indo Spirits, on behalf of Vijay Nair. Nair allegedly gave the funds to the accused public servants in the case.
The CBI, while conducting raids in 31 different locations in connection with the case, had said Vijay Nair was missing. Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma also said in a press conference that two associates of Sisodia, including Nair, had left the country after the CBI initiated its probe.
However, Vijay Nair said he was surprised to see the news reports that said he had fled the country. Vijay Nair also claimed that his Mumbai home was raided by CBI officials. “I spoke to CBI officers who were present at my residence. I asked if I needed to come, but officials said a CBI officer would get in touch with me and let me when and where to report," he said.
