Manish Sisodia’s CBI Custody Prolonged By 2 Days In Delhi Liquor Coverage Case

New Delhi:

Manish Sisodia, former Delhi deputy chief minister, might be in CBI custody for 2 extra days, a courtroom dominated on Saturday. The Aam Aadmi Celebration chief, who’s being probed within the Delhi liquor coverage probe, has utilized for bail.

In his bail request, Manish Sisodia mentioned that preserving him in custody will “serve no fruitful goal” as all of the recoveries within the case have already been made.

Mr Sisodia faces corruption allegation in framing a liquor coverage for the nationwide capital, which was scrapped after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena flagged it to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The 51-year-old was arrested by the CBI on Sunday night over alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor coverage for 2021-22. Jain is presently in Tihar Jail in a cash laundering case. They resigned from the Delhi Cupboard on Tuesday.

A day after his arrest, Mr Sisodia had challenged the CBI’s transfer within the Supreme Court docket. The courtroom, nonetheless, instructed him he ought to have gone to the excessive courtroom, after which Mr Sisodia withdrew his utility and mentioned he’ll go to the trial courtroom.

The probe company is at this time anticipated to hunt additional custody of Mr Sisodia.

Delhi Police, Speedy Motion Pressure, and Central Reserve Police Pressure have been deployed exterior the CBI headquarters in Delhi because the company gears as much as produce Manish Sisodia earlier than courtroom on the finish of his 5-day remand.