Delhi Excise Policy Case: CBI Books ED Assistant Director, 6 Others In Rs 5 Crore Bribery Matte

Apart from Pawan Khatri, CBI has also named Dhall, director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd, and Dhall’s father Birender Pal Singh. Also named are Claridges Hotels chief executive officer (CEO) Vikramaditya, ED upper division clerk Nitesh Kohar, Air India employee Deepak Sangwan, and chartered accountant Praveen Kumar Vats, who acted as facilitators, according to CBI.

Officers said Khatri was not part of the ED probe team investigating alleged irregularities in the excise policy.

HT has seen a copy of the CBI first information report (FIR).

Officers said ED raided Khatri and the other accused in July, recovering a bribe amount of over ₹2 crore. After a detailed inquiry, ED referred the matter to CBI earlier this month, which registered a corruption case in the matter on August 25.