The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh corruption case against Delhi’s former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with allegations that a special feedback unit (FBU) created by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in 2015 illegally snooped on political rivals and government officials.
The first information report (FIR), which names Manish Sisodia and five other officials associated with the feedback unit as suspects, was filed on March 14 (Tuesday) under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act relating to alleged dishonest misappropriation of property, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, forgery for the purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, falsification of accounts, criminal misconduct by a public servant, and criminal conspiracy.
Apart from his other portfolios, Sisodia was then also the minister-in-charge of the vigilance department.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal responded to the news of the FIR with an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “PM’s plan is to slap several false cases against Manish and keep him in custody for a long period. Sad for the country!” Kejriwal said in a post on Twitter.
CBI alleged that FBU was “wilfully created, staffed, funded and incentivised out of public exchequer in an irregular manner” and that the unlawful manner of creation and working of the feedback unit “caused wrongful loss to the government exchequer” to the tune of approximately ₹36 lakh.
This story is from the March 17, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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