Excise policy case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha till July 31
July 26, 2024 16:14 ISTThe two were produced before the court through video conferencing from Tihar Jail today.
The two were produced before the court through video conferencing from Tihar Jail today.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought bail claiming that there was no necessity to arrest him in the CBI case and that his custody was illegal. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener was arrested by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail.
BRS leader K Kavitha, currently detained in Tihar Jail, was transferred to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital for a medical examination, according to official sources. Her health condition prompted the visit, though specific details remain undisclosed.
The chief minister was arrested on March 21 by the ED in the money laundering case. On June 20, he was granted bail by a trial court on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh in the case.
In her new video, Sunita Kejriwal claimed that the ED implicated the son of NDA MP Magunta Srinivasan Reddy (MSR) due to which, his daughter-in-law tried to commit suicide and her wife's condition worsened. Resultantly, MSR changed his statement and testified against Kejriwal.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha until July 18 in the ongoing CBI case related to the Delhi excise policy scam.
The excise policy was scrapped in 2022 following an order by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor for a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption in its formulation and implementation. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with the case.
A Delhi court has extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody until July 12 in the ongoing money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Kejriwal participated in the proceedings via video conference before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja.
K Kavita is in judicial custody in cases related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy filed by the CBI and ED. While the CBI is investigating the irregularities in the formulation and execution of the policy to extend undue favours to license holders, ED is investigating a money-laundering case.
The agency had earlier charged that out of the Rs 100-crore bribe money given to the AAP in the Delhi excise policy by the South Group — consisting of Kavitha and some others as members — Rs 45 crore was used for its Goa assembly election campaign.
During the Supreme Court hearing on Manish Sisodia's bail, the Enforcement Directorate revealed a money trail amounting to 338 crore rupees allegedly reaching the Aam Aadmi Party during the excise policy. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a party protector, is slated for questioning.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with irregularities in the excise policy case. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to the licence holders.
According to the CBI and ED, irregularities were committed by the AAP government while modifying the Delhi excise policy and undue favours extended to the liquor trade licence holders in the national capital.
The Supreme Court adjourned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the High Court's stay on his bail till June 26. The Supreme Court indicated it would wait for the High Court to pass its final order on the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) stay application.
Aam Aadmi party leaders expressed their happiness after the Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The AAP chief was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in a liquor policy case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21. In total, there are 38 accused in the ED case including former minister Manish Sisodia.
A Delhi court had on June 5 dismissed Kejriwal's application seeking interim bail on medical grounds in the case.
Delhi excise policy scam case: K Kavitha is currently in judicial custody in the case. She is also in JC in a related money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiya has moved to Supreme Court as his bail plea was denied by the High Court in the cases lodged by the CBI and ED in connection with now-scrapped Excise Policy
BRS leader K Kavitha has been accused in the excise case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.
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