Delhi Excise Policy Case: AAP Leader Manish Sisodia Sent to 14-Day Judicial Custody in Money Laundering Case
New Delhi, March 22: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case arising out of the excise policy matter. Special Judge M K Nagpal sent the senior AAP leader to jail till April 5 after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) produced him on conclusion of his custodial interrogation in the matter.┬аDelhi Excise Policy Case: Cooperated with CBI in Probe, No Incriminating Evidence Found, Manish Sisodia Tells Court.
The anti-money laundering probe agency has so far quizzed Sisodia for seven days in its custody in the matter. On Tuesday, the special court deferred the hearing to March 25 on the bail plea of Sisodia in the main case being probed by the CBI.┬аDelhi Excise Policy Case: Court Sends Manish Sisodia to Judicial Custody Till April 5, AAP Leader Asks for Religious Books.
The CBI on February 26 arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. The ED arrested Sisodia on March 9 in Tihar jail, where he was lodged in connection with the case being probed by the CBI.
