New Delhi

Rajya Sabha MP of the Aam Aadmi Party, Raghav Chadha's name has been mentioned in the Enforcement Directorate's supplementary chargesheet in the case pertaining to the Delhi liquor excise policy case.

Chadha, meanwhile, said that he has not been made an accused or a suspect in any complaint by the central agency.

"I have not been named as an accused or even a suspect in any of the complaints filed by ED. There are no allegations whatsoever against me in the said complaints. It appears that in the complaint my name is mentioned as an attendee to some meeting, though the basis of making such an allegation is not clear" Raghav Chadha said.

According to the chargesheet filed by ED, C Arvind, the then Secretary of Manish Sisodia in his statement stated that Raghav Chadha was also present in a meeting held at the residence of Manish Sisodia, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.

"Arvind's statement said in the meeting held at former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence, in which Raghav Chadha, ACS Finance of Punjab Govt, Excise Commissioner, Varun Roojam, FCT and officers from Punjab Excise and Vijay Nair was also present", the chargesheet said.

In its prosecution complaint, the ED further stated that Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, presently in judicial custody, has given false statements under section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 during the investigation.

"Arun Pillai has actively participated in evidence destruction and has changed/used/destroyed five mobile phones in the span of two years. He has not produced the phones used during the period of the scam. The chats with Arun Pillai recovered from other persons' phones have not been found from his phones which were seized during the search which is because Arun Pillai has been indulged in the destruction of evidence", the chargesheet said.

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The FIR in the case was instituted on a reference from the Union Home Ministry following a recommendation from Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.