Today, a court in Delhi has prolonged the judicial detention of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia until April 18. This extension pertains to a money laundering case linked to the purported Delhi excise policy scam.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia after he appeared before the court following the expiration of his previous judicial custody term.

Sanjay Singh, a co-accused and colleague of Manish Sisodia from the same party, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the same case, also appeared before the court for the proceedings.

Both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have made allegations regarding irregularities in the modification of the Delhi Excise Policy. They claim that undue favors were granted to license holders, license fees were waived or reduced, and licenses were extended without approval from the competent authority.

The probe agencies have alleged that the beneficiaries of these irregularities diverted "illegal" gains to the accused officials and also falsified entries in their accounting books to avoid detection.

Manish Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26, 2023, for his alleged role in the "scam".

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Manish Sisodia in a money-laundering case stemming from the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023.