The CBI on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy as the agency claimed that Rs 1 crore had allegedly been paid to a company belonging to a close associate of the AAP politician. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The CBI on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy as the agency claimed that Rs 1 crore had allegedly been paid to a company belonging to a close associate of the AAP politician. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

PHOTOS | CBI raids Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia's house, 30 locations; names him in FIR over alleged excise scam

The CBI on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy as the agency claimed that Rs 1 crore had allegedly been paid to a company belonging to a close associate of the AAP politician.
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The New Indian Express first broke the story of how all was not well with Delhi's new excise policy that had pushed liquor trade into the hands of private players. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The New Indian Express first broke the story of how all was not well with Delhi's new excise policy that had pushed liquor trade into the hands of private players. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The agency, which carried out raids at Sisodia's official residence in central Delhi and 30 other locations in seven states and Union territories on Friday, named 13 people and two companies in its FIR registered on August 17 under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The agency, which carried out raids at Sisodia's official residence in central Delhi and 30 other locations in seven states and Union territories on Friday, named 13 people and two companies in its FIR registered on August 17 under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Sisodia, Krishna, former deputy excise commissioner Anand Kumar Tiwari, assistant excise commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar, Amit Arora, Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey, named as 'close associates' of the Deputy Chief Minister have been named in the FIR. Six other businessmen and two companies have also been named as accused. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Sisodia, Krishna, former deputy excise commissioner Anand Kumar Tiwari, assistant excise commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar, Amit Arora, Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey, named as 'close associates' of the Deputy Chief Minister have been named in the FIR. Six other businessmen and two companies have also been named as accused. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were detained after they gathered outside Manish Sisodia's residence today. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were detained after they gathered outside Manish Sisodia's residence today. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The agency said Sunny Marwah's Mahadev Liquors was granted L-1 licence under the policy.It alleged that Marwah, who was also on the board of firms of the deceased liquor baron Ponty Chadha, was in close contact with the accused public servants and regularly paid bribes to them. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The agency said Sunny Marwah's Mahadev Liquors was granted L-1 licence under the policy.It alleged that Marwah, who was also on the board of firms of the deceased liquor baron Ponty Chadha, was in close contact with the accused public servants and regularly paid bribes to them. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Searches were conducted on Friday at 31 locations, including in Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Bengaluru, which, so far, have led to the recovery of incriminating documents, articles, digital records, etc. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Searches were conducted on Friday at 31 locations, including in Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Bengaluru, which, so far, have led to the recovery of incriminating documents, articles, digital records, etc. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

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