He has alleged that the only piece of evidence linking him to the crime is his own confession, which he implies was given under duress. Sisodia also mentioned that during interrogation the police removed his prosthetic limb in an attempt to coerce the confession. The special MCOCA court had rejected Sisodia’s bail application in April.u00a0

According to his bail application, filed by advocates Pooja Bhojne and Nitin Sejpal, the only evidence tying Sisodia to the conspiracy is his own confessional statement, recorded on August 3, 2011 before the Chief Metropolitan Magis-trate. Sisodia had been picked up from Haldwani, Nainital on July 19, 2011.