A Delhi Court on Monday extended Vijay Nair, communication strategist of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand till October 6.
He was recently arrested for his alleged role in the irregularities pertaining to the excise policy of the Delhi government. Nair was produced before the court by the CBI at the end of his remand granted earlier.
While deciding to extend the custodial remand period till October 6, 2022, Special Judge Raghubir Singh on Monday said, “the allegations as appearing in the FIR are serious and a detailed investigation is required for the purpose of arriving at a logical conclusion in the due course. It would be in the interest of justice to allow further police custody of accused Vijay Nair up till the 6th of this month on which date, he shall be produced before the Court concerned during the court hours.”
The Court noted that the FIR reflects allegations of commission of a number of irregularities in the framing and implementing of the Excise Policy of the NCT of Delhi for the years 2021–2022 and various known and unknown persons have been shown to be instrumental therein at various stages, allegedly performing various roles and undue favours to the licensees for obtaining illegal pecuniary benefits.
Senior Advocate Ramesh Gupta, along with Advocate Mohd Irshad, contended on behalf of the accused that the only plausible ground being pleaded/argued on behalf of the prosecution is that the accused did not cooperate during the course of the investigation and that there was no need for further extension of police custody as he had already undergone the same for 05 days.
Recently, the special court of MK Nagpal also sent Sameer Mahendru to ED remand till October 6, 2022.