Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 3: AAP leader Manish Sisodia who was detained for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case involving alleged irregularities in the city’s excise policy, had his bail request denied by the Delhi High Court on Monday.
Sisodia was denied relief by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma because, in his words, he is not entitled to bail at this time.
Along with Sisodia, the businessmen Abhishek Boinpally, Benoy Babu and Vijay Nair, who are co-accused in the money laundering case brought by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stemming from the alleged scheme, had their bail requests denied by the high court.
The CBI initially detained Sisodia on February 26 for his suspected involvement in the scam; he has been in detention ever since. Sisodia was previously the deputy chief minister of Delhi and minister of excise.
On May 30, the high court earlier rejected his request for bail in the CBI case.
He is currently being held in judicial custody after being detained on March 9 in connection with the case filed by the ED.
The policy was put into effect by the Delhi government on November 17, 2021, however, it was abandoned at the end of September 2022 due to allegations of corruption.
