A Special Court has taken cognisance of a chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Indospirit Group Managing Director Sameer Mahendru and four others in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The agency has so far detected alleged proceeds of crime to the tune of ₹2,873 crore. Taking cognisance of the chargesheet, Special Judge M.K. Nagpal on Tuesday said that based on the contents of the complaint, statements of witnesses and other documentary evidence provided by the ED, it appeared that all the five named accused were found to have either directly or indirectly indulged in the activities related to the generation of the proceeds of crime or associated offences. Among those named as accused in the chargesheet are Mr. Mahendru, Khao Gali Restaurants Private Limited, Bubbly Beverages Private Limited, Indo Spirits and Indospirit Distribution Limited. The ED’s money laundering probe is based on a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation on August 17 against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others. It has carried out 171 search operations in …