Court Extends Manish Sisodia’s Judicial Custody Till May 8 in Delhi Excise Policy Case

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and co-accused Vijay Nair, among others until May 8 in connection to a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja presided over the proceedings via video conferencing, directing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provide a timeline for digitizing the relevant documents.

ED’s special public prosecutors, Naveen Kumar Matta and Simon Benjamin accused the defendants of causing delays in the proceedings and lacking cooperation.

Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha were also remanded to judicial custody until May 7 in the same case.

Allegations by the ED suggest that Kejriwal’s AAP has benefited significantly from the proceeds of the alleged liquor scam.

Both the ED and CBI claim irregularities in the modification of the excise policy, including undue favours to license holders, waiver or reduction of license fees, and unauthorized extensions of the L-1 license.