Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia's remand by 5 days over liquor policy ‘scam’ case
1 min read 17 Mar 2023, 04:06 PM ISTThe Enforcement Directorate had arrested Sisodia in connection with the case earlier this month and sought seven more days of remand on Friday.
PremiumDelhi's Rouse Avenues Court extended the custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by five additional days on Friday. The Enforcement Directorate had sought seven more days of remand following the arrest and interrogation of the senior AAP leader. The money laundering case pertains to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the city's now scrapped excise policy.
Sisodia was produced before special judge M K Nagpal on Friday amid heavy security deployment inside and outside premises. The ED told the court that crucial information had come up during Sisodia's custody and he had to be confronted with other accused individuals.
The Court also allowed Sisodia to sign cheques for his family's expenses and his wife's medical expenses - of ₹40,000 and ₹45,000 respectively.
The ED said on Friday that various crucial information had been revealed while Manish Sisodia was in custody.
Meanwhile, fellow party leader Raghav Chadha claimed on Friday that the ED had questioned Sisodia for only 15 hours during the previous seven day remand. He alleged that the central probe agencies had only ‘malicious and fabricated stories’ against the former Deputy CM.
Addressing a press conference, Chadha claimed the CBI and the ED don't have any evidence against Sisodia and he is behind bars as a result of BJP's "politics of revenge".
(With inputs from agencies)
