A local court in Delhi on Friday extended till March 22, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was arrested by ED for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Special Judge M.K. Nagpal at the Rouse Avenue Court directed that Sisodia be produced in the court at 2 pm on March 22. Further, the court listed the bail petition of the Aam Aadmi Party leader for hearing on March 21.
Earlier on March 10, the court had remanded Sisodia in ED custody till March 17 for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Special Judge M.K. Nagpal at the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the verdict after hearing arguments from Senior Advocates Dayan Krishnan, Mohit Mathur and Siddharth Aggarwal, who appeared for Sisodia. The ED was represented by Advocate Zoheb Hossain
The court further listed the bail application of Sisodia in the CBI case for hearing at 2:00 pm on March 21.
The Enforcement Directorate had arrested Sisodia under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), after questioning him inside Tihar jail.