The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday granted 5 days remand of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to the CBI till March 4, to interrogate him in the excise policy case.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday reserved the order in the case pertaining to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the remand of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, arrested by the agency in connection with the excise policy case.
Soon after the CBI started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with alleged excise policy scam on Sunday, the city police detained as many as 50 workers and leaders of the ruling Aam Admi Party (AAP).
Shortly before arriving at the CBI office on Sunday for questioning in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said false cases are being lodged against leaders of the ruling party as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "afraid" of Chief Min
Amid apprehensions of his deputy Manish Sisodia's arrest in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said it was a matter of "glory" for one to go to jail for the country and society.
"Going to CBI again today. I will fully cooperate in the entire investigation. The love of lakhs of children and the blessings of crores of countrymen are with us. I don't care if I have to stay in jail for a few months," Sisodia posted.
Butchi Babu Gorantla is the former auditor of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter MLC Kavitha whose name has already been dragged into the case.
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had said that the CBI has called him for questioning on February 26 in connection with the Delhi liquor excise policy case.
The Rouse Avenue Court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to quiz Hyderabad-based CA Butchi Babu Gorantla in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam in Rihar Jail where he has been kept in judicial custody.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea moved by Benoy Babu in connection with the Delhi Excise case probed by Enforcement Directorate.
Benoy Babu on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi Excise case being probed by Enforcement Directorate.