3 from Hyderabad among 7 named in Delhi liquor scam chargesheet

HYDERABAD: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the Delhi Excise policy scam case. The chargesheet was filed against seven accused persons including three from Hyderabad.

Boinpally Abhishek Rao, Arun Ramachandra Pillai and Muttha Gautham, Managing Director of Andhra Prabha and India Ahead, are the three Hyderabad-based businessmen who were among those named in the 10-page chargesheet.

Others named in the chargesheet include businessmen Vijay Nair and Sameer Mahendru as well as two former deputy commissioners of the Delhi Excise Department, Kuldeep Singh and Narender Singh.

The accused have been charged under IPC section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and the Prevention of Corruption Act for bribery. However, contrary to speculation, there was no mention of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the chargesheet.