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Manish Sisodia sent to judicial custody till March 20

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was placed in judicial custody till March 20 on Monday after being arrested by the CBI in connection with the liquor excise policy. According to ANI, he was produced at the Rouse Avenue court.

At the hearing, the CBI said that they are not seeking further remand. ” At this stage, we are not seeking further CBI remand but in the next 15 days we might seek it,” the CBI counsel said.

The Court also issued notice to CBI on bail moved by 51-year-old Sisodia and listed the matter for March 10.

While seeking further remand of Sisodia, CBI counsel had stated, “He’s still non-cooperative and we need his further custody to confront him with two persons.” “A lot of time went in his medicals. One whole day went in the petition he filed in the Supreme Court which was dismissed,” CBI had told the Court.

He was arrested by the investigative agency in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). Following the arrest, he resigned from his post as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi on February 28.

Vaishali Sharma

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