Mishra was produced in a Delhi court. The Delhi police had sought three-day custody of Mishra for investigation. However, the court denied police custody and sent Mishra to a 14-day judicial custody.
It has been reported that the 63-year-old minister has been getting treated for a minor stomach infection and would be undergoing routine health checkup.
Winning the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is a prestige issue for the state ruling AAP and the central ruling BJP. The MCD has 250 wards and the polls were held on December 4.
AAP has come under public scrutiny unprecedentedly as the Delhi government hasn't removed Jain from his ministerial post despite the fact that he has been inside the prison for over five months.
The duo was from Mumbai and later moved to Delhi where they were living together. In the middle of May, they had an argument over marriage after which Aftab began attacking her.
As Rahul Gandhi is yet to be convinced to take up the baton again, all fingers are now pointing at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is now the front runner for the party's president.