Delhi excise policy case: YSR Cong MP’s son Raghav Magunta, businessman allowed to turn approvers

Public Prosecutor NK Matta told The Indian Express that the accused were granted conditional pardon so that evidence could be obtained from them under CrPC Section 306.

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Raghav Magunta Reddy, son of a YSR Congress Party MP was allowed to become approver in the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). (Photo:Facebook/Raghav Magunta Reddy)

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A Delhi court Tuesday allowed Raghav Magunta Reddy, son of a YSR Congress Party MP, and businessman Dinesh Arora, both accused in the excise policy case, to become approvers in the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Public Prosecutor NK Matta told The Indian Express that the accused were granted conditional pardon so that evidence could be obtained from them under CrPC Section 306. The pardon was granted on the condition that they would make a “full and true disclosure” of the circumstances of the offence committed.

The ED had earlier stated that Reddy was one of the key conspirators in the Delhi Excise Policy “scam” and was part of the South Group which paid Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for alleged benefits received from the excise policy.

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In August, the Delhi High Court granted bail to Reddy after the ED had said he was cooperating with the investigation.

The ED had earlier alleged that Arora was a close associate of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and was involved at “every stage in the making of the excise policy”. The agency also stated that Arora was present during meetings with the other co-accused. Relying on the evidence presented by ED, the court of Special Judge MK Nagpal had noted that Arora was “personally involved in handling or transmission of advanced kickback amounts of around Rs 35 to 36 crore.”

Earlier, accused businessman P Sarath Chandra Reddy was also allowed to turn approver in the case.

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