Last Updated: October 10, 2023, 16:09 IST
Sanjay Singh (file Photo: PTI)
AAP Minister Sanjay Singh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate raided his premises in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case on Wednesday.
A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case linked with the alleged Delhi liquor scam, till Friday.
The ED had sought further custody on the grounds that he was not cooperating. His close associate Sarvesh Mishra is also not cooperating, it said.
The agency also said that material collected shows that a bribe was demanded to clear liquor licences.
Sanjay Singh was arrested following raids at his premises by the ED in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case on October 4. Singh, 51, is the third AAP leader who has been arrested in the case.
The ED raids came months after the agency raided three of his associates — Sarvesh Mishra, Ajit and Vivek Tyagi – over their alleged involvement in the purported Delhi liquor scam.
The probe agency in its remand application alleged that the AAP leader was a key conspirator in the excise policy scam. “Sanjay Singh has been part of the conspiracy of collecting kickbacks from the liquor groups in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22,” the agency said.
“The investigation has revealed that Sh Sanjay Singh had assured to get changes through Sh Manish Sisodia in the then proposed Excise Policy of 2020-21 to increase the brand registration criterion for IMFL brands at the behest of Sh Amit Arora and Sh Dinesh Arora. In exchange of this, an associate/team member of Sh Sanjay Singh i.e. Sh Vivek Tyagi was given stakes in the business concern of Sh Amit Arora i.e. Mls Aralias Hospitality Pvt Ltd. Sh Vivek Tyagi has been closely associated with Sh Sanjay Singh for the last 10 years. Further, Sh Vivek Tyagi is also currently the Parliamentary Assistant to Sh Sanjay Singh. Sh Vivek Tyagi has no experience nor the means to join an investment heavy business like liquor business. It is therefore evident that he was only a dummy for Sh Sanjay Singh,” the ED further said.