New Delhi, March 16: In fresh trouble for Manish Sisodia, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against Delhi AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister over alleged irregularities in the Delhi government's 'feedback unit'.
Manish Sisodia is already lodged in the Tihar jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.
The 'Delhi feedback unit’ was keeping tabs on opposition parties, government officials etc. On February 22, the union Government had allowed sanction to the CBI to prosecute manish Sisodia over allegations of collecting political intelligence through the Delhi government department.
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The AAP regime had proposed to set up Delhi feedback unit in 2015 to collect relevant information and actionable feedback regarding he working of various departments and autonomous bodies, institutions and entities falling under the jurisdiction of the Delhi government.
The unit, it is alleged, also collected political intelligence and intelligence qua miscellaneous issues,in addition to collecting mandated information.
Sisodia is currently in the custody of the ED in the Delhi excise policy scam.
More details are awaited