Delhi excise scam: Accused Pillai makes BIG claim, says 'ED forged his statements and forced to sign them'
India TV NewsDelhi excise scam: In the latest development to the Delhi excise policy scam, Hyderabad-based businessman and accused in the case Arun Ramchandra Pillai alleged that the Enforcement Directorate "forged his statements and forced him to sign them." Pillai, arrested in the money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, moved to a city court in New Delhi wherein he recorded his statements. ED claims Pillai is close aide of BRS MLC K Kavitha The ED had claimed that he is a close aide of BRS MLC and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter K Kavitha and an alleged frontman of the liquor cartel - "South Group" - that paid kickbacks amounting to about Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party to gain a larger share of the market in the national capital under the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy for 2020-21. Delhi excise policy was scrapped in 2022 The excise policy was scrapped in August last year and the Delhi Lieutenant-Governor subsequently asked the CBI to probe the alleged irregularities and corruption involving government authorities, bureaucrats and liquor traders, among others.