AAP MP Sanjay Singh Sent To 14 Days Judicial Custody In Connection With Delhi Liquor Policy Scam

A Delhi Court on Friday remanded Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh to 14 days of judicial custody in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi liquor policy.

Singh was produced today before Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts, after expiry of his three days of ED custody. He was earlier remanded to ED custody for five days.

The AAP leader was arrested on October 4 by the Enforcement Directorate. This was after searches were conducted at his residence in the national capital. Singh is the third AAP leader to be arrested in the matter.

Meanwhile, Singh today approached the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest and ED custody in the case. Urgent listing of his petition was allowed for today. However, the petition has not been listed yet.

The special judge has earlier denied bail to other AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain in the cases registered by ED and CBI. They both have also been denied bail by the Delhi High Court in both FIRs.

The raids were conducted by ED at Singh’s residence after he was named by businessman Dinesh Arora, accused in the case, who later turned approver in both ED and CBI cases.

ED alleges that an employee of Dinesh Arora delivered Rs. 2 crores to Sanjay Singh's house on two occasions and the agency has to confront the AAP leader with digital evidence.

ED has alleged that the excise policy was implemented as part of a conspiracy to give wholesale business profit of 12% to certain private companies. It has said that such a stipulation was not mentioned in the minutes of meetings of Group of Ministers (GoM).

The agency also alleges that there was a conspiracy which was coordinated by Vijay Nair and other individuals along with South Group to give extraordinary profit margin to wholesalers. It was contended that Nair was acting on behalf of Sisodia.