New Delhi. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has extended the judicial custody of AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with Vijay Nair and others, accused in a money laundering case related to the liquor scam, till May 8. The court has extended the judicial custody period of all the accused till May 8. The court has asked the lawyers of Manish Sisodia and other accused from the defense side to speed up the process of inspection of documents in the money laundering case related to Delhi Liquor Excise Policy 2021-22.
Earlier on April 20, Sisodia had received another blow from the court, when his bail plea was rejected. Sisodia had sought interim bail from the court in the liquor policy scam case to campaign in the upcoming general elections. The court had refused to grant bail as the CBI argued that if granted bail, Sisodia could influence further investigation and witnesses.
Manish Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 26 February 2023 for his alleged role in the Delhi liquor scam. Later, on the basis of CBI’s FIR, the Enforcement Directorate arrested him on 9 March 2023 in a money laundering case.
Both the investigating agencies have argued that irregularities were committed while revising the Delhi Excise policy to give undue advantage to license holders. According to him, the licenses were extended without the approval of the competent authorities while the license fee was either waived off or reduced. The investigating agencies alleged that the beneficiaries provided illegal benefits to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of accounts to avoid detection.
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Tags: Delhi liquor scam, Manish Sisodia
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 26, 2024, 15:04 IST