Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
The judicial custody of Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia has been extended. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has sent both of them to judicial custody till January 20. Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh were produced in the Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday in the Delhi liquor scam case. The judicial custody period of Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia was ending today i.e. on January 10, which has been extended.
Recently, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was allowed to come in person to file nomination forms for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Earlier, the court had directed the jail superintendent to allow signing of undertakings, nomination forms and other supporting documents in connection with the elections.
Sanjay Singh was arrested by ED on October 4
AAP MP Sanjay Singh is currently in jail in the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on October 4 in the excise policy scam case. The ED has alleged that Sanjay Singh played a key role in the formulation and implementation of the now defunct excise duty policy, which led to monetary benefits to some liquor manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of Sisodia
Manish Sisodia has also received a setback from the Supreme Court. His bail pleas were rejected in corruption and money laundering cases related to the scam. The bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti had rejected the review petitions.