Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till July 22 in Delhi liquor policy case
India TV NewsA Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for 7 days in connection with liquor policy case. Sisodia, who also served as excise minister in the Delhi government, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 last year in connection with the case. Delhi excise policy scam case It is alleged that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge repeatedly refuted by the AAP. The policy was subsequently scrapped and Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, following which the ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.