Delhi liquor policy case: Manish Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister of Delhi, filed his bail petition at the Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday in connection with a money laundering investigation involving the excise policy. On Wednesday, the judge ordered him held in judicial custody until April 5. On the last day of his Enforcement Directorate-mandated incarceration, Sisodia was brought before Special Judge MK Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Courts (ED).
Sisodia wished to study more books while incarcerated throughout the hearing
Manish Sisodia stated in his plea that he wished to study more books while incarcerated throughout the hearing. In response, the court declared that Sisodia will receive the books he requests.Sisodia’s attorneys said on Tuesday that searches conducted by the CBI is looking up to evidence against Sisodia. The senior attorneys Manish Sisodia was represented by, Dayan Krishnan and Mohit Mathur, asserted that he cooperated with the investigation and that none of the CBI’s searches turned up anything unusual that would warrant keeping him in detention longer.
Manish Sisodia modified and destroyed 14 phones
On March 9, the central agency detained Sisodia in the Tihar jail, where he was being held in relation to the excise policy case being looked into by the CBI. According to the ED, Manish Sisodia modified and destroyed 14 phones as part of “large-scale deletion of digital evidence to hamper inquiry” into the Delhi liquor policy case. Additionally, the agency claims Sisodia suppressed knowledge that is “unique to him” and “very crucial to the inquiry”. Sisodia was previously charged with money laundering after the central agency informed the court that she was “really involved in the activity connected to the acquisition, possession and use of proceeds of crime.”
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