Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 6: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who was sent to CBI custody will be produced in court on Monday following his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case.
He was arrested by the investigative agency in a case involving alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
Manish Sisodia resigned from his post as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi on February 28, after his arrest.
On Saturday, the Rouse Avenue Court extended his custody till March 6 as per requested by the central agency. The Court also issued notice to CBI on bail moved by 51-year-old Sisodia and listed the matter for March 10.
While seeking further remand of Sisodia, CBI counsel had stated, “He’s still non-cooperative and we need his further custody to confront him with two persons.”
“A lot of time went in his medicals. One whole day went in the petition he filed in the Supreme Court which was dismissed,” added CBI.
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At the hearing, the former minister claimed that he was being subjected to several hours of CBI questioning, calling it mental harassment.
“But they are making me sit so long 9-10 hours daily and asking the same questions again and again, it is not less not mental harassment,” he said. In this regard, the court ordered CBI not to ask repetitive questions.
Sisodia also stated that he has joined the investigation as and when called for by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The other accused persons arrested in this case have already been granted bail. Sisodia further stated that he holds the important constitutional post of Deputy CM of Delhi and has deep roots in the society.
Moreover, the CBI confronted Sisodia with two critical witnesses during his 5-day custody. It will further confront the AAP leader with two more important witnesses whose identity has not been disclosed yet, and this is the reason why the central agency sought more time to question Sisodia.
