Manish Sisodia, K. Kavitha’s judicial custody extended till July 25

A court on July 3, 2024, extended till July 25 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K. Kavitha in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended their custody after they were produced before the court through video conference on the expiry of their judicial custody granted earlier.

Ms. Kavitha is in judicial custody in the two cases lodged by the ED and the CBI in the alleged scam.

The “scam” pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 which was later scrapped.

The ED arrested Kavitha (46) from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15. The CBI arrested her from Tihar jail.

Mr. Sisodia has been in custody since February 26, 2023, after arrest by the CBI. Thereafter, he was arrested by the ED. Sisodia resigned from the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.