Manish Sisodia: A Delhi court on Monday sent Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia into 5-day CBI custody. He was arrested for alleged corruption in Delhi's new liquor excise policy on Sunday.
CBI produced Manish Sisodia in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court at 2 pm today and asked for 5 days of police remand, Court accepted the central Bureau of Investigation's demand. Delhi's deputy CM will be in CBI custody till 4th March.
Read More :-“I do not consider myself an Indian citizen,…Passport is a travel document only” says ‘Waris Punjab De’ Amritpal Singh
He is the second minister of Delhi’s AAP government who has been arrested by a central agency in less than a year. Manish Sisodia’s colleague and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was the first Aam Aadmi Party minister who was arrested by a central agency in May last year.
Mr. Sisodia who holds education and finance portfolios along with others facing corruption allegations in bringing a new liquor sale policy in Delhi.
Last year, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena ordered a CBI probe into liquor excise policy cases.
Also Read: Big Breaking! CBI arrests Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case
Read More :- Latest India News