The Rouse Avenue court on Friday, July 26, extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha until July 31 in the Delhi Excise Policy CBI case. Both leaders appeared before the court via video conferencing from Tihar Jail.
This development follows the Delhi court's decision a day earlier to extend the judicial custody of the two and other accused until July 31 in the money laundering case linked to the Delhi Excise Policy, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Additionally, on Thursday, the court also extended Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's custody in the money laundering case, which is being investigated by the ED, until July 31. The court also extended his judicial custody in the corruption case lodged by the CBI until August 8.
Delhi Excise policy case
The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22. It is alleged that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licenses to liquor traders allowed cartelization and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge repeatedly refuted by the AAP. The policy was subsequently scrapped, and Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, following which the ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
(With inputs from agency)
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