Sisodia’s Jail Life: Lodged in Senior Citizen Cell; Hardcore Criminals are Neighbours

New Delhi: Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is now lodged in Tihar jail in judicial custody till March 20 in connection with the excise policy case.

This senior AAP leader is kept in a senior citizen’s cell of ward no. 9 of Tihar Jail number 1. He is not sharing his cell with anyone else. But he is under round-the-clock CCTV surveillance. Some dreaded criminals are his neighbours in the same ward.

He has been provided with a ‘Sparsh Kit’, which includes toothpaste, soap, toothbrush, and other items of daily needs. On the first night in jail, Sisodia had chapati, rice and aloo matar as dinner.

As an under-trial prisoner, Sisodia is allowed to wear his personal clothes as per his convenience. His family is expected to visit him today with his personal clothing and other items.

Manish Sisodia has been allowed to have medicines prescribed in his MLC conducted by the CBI officials.

He has also been permitted to carry a pair of spectacles, a diary, a pen, and a copy of The Gita during the judicial custody period.

As requested by Sisodia’s side, the court also directed the jail superintendent to consider the request of keeping the accused in the vipassana cell/meditation cell.

Sisodia was arrested last Sunday by the CBI in connection to a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).

The Special Judge MK Nagpal on Monday sent Sisodia to judicial custody for 14 days.