New Delhi, April 29 (). A court here on Saturday extended the custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 8 in an excise policy case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
On Friday, Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court had denied bail to Sisodia saying that prima facie evidence spoke a lot about his involvement.
The judge had also said that Sisodia’s wife’s illness was not a reason to grant him bail in the case.
He said it was impossible to deny Sisodia’s ability to influence key witnesses in the case.
On Thursday, the same court had extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 12 in the case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The ED had earlier submitted before the judge that Sisodia had planted fabricated emails to show that there was public acceptance for the policy.
The ED claimed that instructions to send these pre-draft emails were given to Delhi Minorities Commission chairman Zakir Khan, who asked his interns to send the emails.
The probe agency had also said that the 60 days given to complete the probe against Sisodia have not yet expired.
It said it has found fresh evidence indicating Sisodia’s involvement in the scam and the investigation is at a critical stage.
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