The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Thursday dismissed the default bail petition of Vijay Nair in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Excise Policy (now scrapped) case.
Special judge M K Nagpal on Wednesday directed concerned officials to supply a copy of CCTV footage of the day of the alleged manhandling of Manish Sisodia to him in a pen drive.
According to ED, considered close to jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, Arora is the 13th persons arrested so far in the case by the the Enforcement Directorate. Last year, a city court had allowed the CBI's request to make Arora an approver in the case.
He tweeted, "Just learnt from media that a delusional fraudster and a noted criminal called Sukesh has made some ludicrous allegations about me. I have never heard of this rogue and intend to pursue strong legal action against him for his nonsensical utterances."
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to probe agencies Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate on Manish Sisodia bail pleas in connection with liquor policy irregularities case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a second supplementary chargesheet before a court in Delhi against five accused including the Director of Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd in an ongoing investigation in an alleged excise scam case.
On Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to list the Sisodia plea on July 14. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia has said that his wife is not well and sought an urgent listing.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday lashed out at the Arvind Kejriwal government in the national capital, claiming that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, which was already facing multiple charges in the Delhi excise policy scam, were recruiting party workers in government posts.