CBI clarifies after Sisodia takes jibe over 'Look Out Circular' reports
New Delhi, August 21: After Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took a jibe over the reports of Look Out Circular (LOC) against him and other accused in the excise policy case, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have clarified that the LOC may be issued soon as the procedure to do so is in process.
Earlier on Sunday, CBI sources had said that LOCs were issued against Manish Sisodia and 14 others in the excise policy scam. However, they later clarified that LOC is "in process, not issued yet". It was a procedural matter that required due process before being issued against anyone.
Sources said that the two accused were not found at their location during the searches conducted at the premises of the accused persons on Friday and they remained untraceable. Even though, the summons have been issued to them to join the investigation.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, after reports of LOC against him, Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia tweeted an old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which the PM (as Gujarat Chief Minister) was hitting out at the then Central government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He also claimed that CBI has found nothing during the raids conducted at his house.
In the LOC, the concerned agencies inform the Bureau of Immigration (BoI) regarding a person who may leave the country without informing law enforcement agencies. After this, BoI updates the list of LOC to its officers at immigration checkpoints at international airports and seaports.
There are certain categories of LOC such as where a person is completely banned from going outside the country and in certain categories, he can go but only after taking due permission and informing the concerned law enforcement agency.
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