Manish Sisodia is an accused in the Delhi liquor policy caseNew Delhi: A businessman who is an accused in the Delhi liquor policy case will become the government’s witness in the case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a city court today. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused in the case.Businessman Dinesh Arora was granted bail by a Delhi court last week and the CBI had not opposed it.Today, the CBI filed a petition in a city court saying Mr Arora would be their witness in the case. The CBI has said the businessman cooperated with investigators and gave key information.The Delhi government had come out with a new policy for selling liquor in the national capital. The Lieutenant Governor red-flagged it over alleged corruption and told the CBI to look into it.The Arvind Kejriwal government cancelled the new policy and reverted to the old one.The Delhi Chief Minister has said the AAP government lost thousands of crores in precious revenue due to the Lieutenant Governor’s intervention, which happened before the new policy could show results.
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