The
judicial custody of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and
another accused in the now-scrapped excise policy case has been extended until
May 31. The decision was made during a recent court hearing, with the next date
for proceedings scheduled for May 31.
Sisodia,
along with the other co-accused, have been in judicial custody in connection
with the alleged Delhi liquor scam case.
Earlier
last week, a Delhi court had extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 30.
Sisodia
is an accused in the probe related to the alleged irregularities in the
now-scrapped Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22. He was arrested by the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in February last year, following an eight-hour
long interrogation in the case. A month later, the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
also arrested him in the matter on March 9.
He is currently in judicial custody in both cases.