Delhi Excise Policy Case Live Updates: PM Modi, Shah conspired to end AAP, says Kejriwal at press conference after acquittal in alleged liquor policy scam

The Trinamool Congress welcomed the Delhi court's decision to discharge Kejriwal and Sisodia in the liquor policy case, alleging that central agencies were misused by the BJP to target opposition leaders.

Taking to X, TMC MP Saket Gokhale alleged that the case was "politically motivated" and aimed at "defaming" opposition leaders.

Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, said she first thanked God and the judge “for showing such courage”. She said her husband had lived his life with honesty and only wished to see the country progress. “They made us suffer. They sent Arvind ji and his colleagues to jail and caused immense hardship. But I always had faith that God would stand by us and that truth would prevail,” she said, also thanking supporters who stood by the family during the legal battle.

* Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi CM, was named as a “key conspirator” by the CBI. He was accused of being involved in the formulation of the policy and the use of proceeds of crime.

* Manish Sisodia, the then Excise Minister was accused of taking “arbitrary and unilateral decisions” to benefit private liquor players.

* K. Kavitha, BRS leader, former MP, and daughter of former Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao was alleged to be a key member of the “South Group”, who had allegedly orchestrated the Rs 100 crore payment.

* Durgesh Pathak, AAP’s Goa election in-charge was accused of managing the funds allegedly diverted for the campaign.

* Vijay Nair, former AAP communications in-charge, was allegedly the middleman who brokered the deal between the “South Group” and the AAP government.

* Abhishek Boinpally, Arun Ramchandra Pillai, and Butchibabu Gorantla allegedly represented the interests of the so-called “South Group”. Boinpally and Pillai were accused of facilitating the movement of the alleged kickback money.

* Sameer Mahendru, owner of Indospirits Group, was allegedly a major beneficiary of the “cartelisation” charges.

* Amandeep Singh Dhall, the owner of Brindco Spirits, was accused of being involved in the formulation of the policy to suit big distributors.

* P. Sarath Chandra Reddy, the director of Aurobindo Pharma, was accused of controlling retail zones through proxy entities. He later turned an approver in the case and the agency heavily relied on his statements.

* Amit Arora, Director of Buddy Retail, was accused of being a middleman for kickbacks.

* Kuldeep Singh and Narender Singh were former Excise Department officials accused of overlooking procedural violations.

* Rajesh Joshi, Arvind Kumar Singh, Chanpreet Singh Rayat, and Vinod Chauhan were accused of handling the physical movement of cash or managing logistics for the election funding.

* Mootha Goutam, Arjun Pandey, Damodar Prasad Sharma, Prince Kumar and Ashish Chand Mathur had primarily been named for their associations with the main accused and for providing “fronts” for financial transactions.

A Delhi court today discharged Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, along with 21 others, in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s case in the alleged liquor policy scam.