Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till April 3

New Delhi: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody was extended by a Delhi court till April 3 in the implementation of the now-scrapped city’s liquor policy.

Earlier on Friday, the court extended the ED custody of the senior AAP leader till March 22, saying physical custody of the accused appears to be necessary for his further effective interrogation.

Sisodia was arrested in a money laundering case related to the excise policy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26 after being interrogated for nearly eight hours.

The ED arrested him on March 9 in the Tihar Jail, where he was lodged in connection with the CBI case linked to alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi excise policy for 2021-22.

The CBI, in a statement, said that Manish Sisodia was arrested as he gave evasive replies and did not cooperate in the investigation despite being confronted with evidence to the contrary.