New Delhi: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, on Wednesday (March 22) was despatched to judicial custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) until April 5 as ordered by the Rouse Avenue Court. ED had introduced Sisodia to the town courtroom on the finish of his remand interval in reference to a cash laundering case pertaining to alleged irregularities within the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage.
Meanwhile, Sisodia can also be beneath the CBI scanner for the Delhi excise coverage case. He had been arrested by the CBI over corruption allegations in relation to the Delhi excise coverage case. In addition, he was subsequently arrested by the ED over cash laundering allegations relating to the identical coverage.
#WATCH | ED introduced Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to Rouse Avenue Court after the top of the remand interval in a cash laundering case pertaining to alleged irregularities within the framing and implementation of the excise coverage of GNCTD. pic.twitter.com/QMXwkHXGWb
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2023
A Delhi courtroom, on Tuesday (March 21), sought the ED’s response on Sisodia’s bail plea within the cash laundering case. Special Judge MK Nagpal issued discover to the ED and sought its response by March 25, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, Manish Sisodia urged the courtroom to permit him to hold some non secular and non secular books throughout his judicial custody. The courtroom says you progress an utility on this regard, we’ll enable.
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2023
On March 17, the courtroom prolonged the ED custody of the AAP chief by 5 days until March 22. It was prolonged once more on Wednesday (March 22) until April 5.
Sisodia who resigned from all his positions within the Delhi cupboard was arrested on March 9 in Tihar jail the place he was in CBI remand for alleged ‘manipulation’ within the Delhi excise coverage. The CBI arrested Delhi’s former Education Minister and Finance Minister on February 26.
