Under pressure to frame me, CBI officer committed suicide: Manish Sisodia makes sensational claim

Making an explosive claim on Monday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that a CBI officer was led to committing suicide as he was under pressure to frame the AAP leader in a false excise case.  

Expressing hurt, Sisodia said that the CBI officer was unable to take the mental pressure and died by suicide two days ago. 

“A CBI officer was pressured to frame me in a false excise case. He could not take the mental pressure and died by suicide two days ago. This is really unfortunate, I am deeply hurt," Sisodia claimed at a press conference.

The Delhi minister then targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking why officers are being forced to take such alleged steps.

"I want to ask the PM why officers are being pressured so much that they are forced to take such extreme steps. Arrest me if you want, but don't destroy the families of your officers," Sisodia said.

The Delhi Dy CM also hit out at the PM, saying that he only thinks of destabilising governments in non-BJP states by poaching MLAs. He asked if 'Operation Lotus' is the only work that Centre has.

Sisodia’s claims follow several others including poaching calls, since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his Delhi residence in connection with alleged irregularities related to the new Delhi Excise Policy which was enforced in November last year.

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(With inputs from PTI)