The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at the residence of AAP MP Sanjay Singh in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged Delhi excise policy scam. This action was taken following a court's approval of two individuals becoming approvers in the case. Additionally, other properties related to the matter were also examined. Previously, the ED had interviewed staff members of the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha member and individuals associated with him in this regard.
The accusation is related to the excise policy of the Delhi government for 2021-22, which involved granting licenses to liquor traders. It has been alleged that this policy may have allowed for collusion and preferred certain dealers who supposedly made illicit payments. The AAP vehemently denies these allegations. On Tuesday, a Delhi court granted permission for Raghav Magunta, the son of YSR Congress Party Lok Sabha MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, and Delhi-based businessman Dinesh Arora to act as approvers in the money laundering case associated with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
Special Judge M K. Nagpal granted pardon to both Magunta and Arora, requesting them to fully cooperate with the investigation and disclose all pertinent information they possess about the case. In May, Singh kindly wrote to Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, asserting that the ED Director and Assistant Director had unjustly associated his name with the alleged liquor scam without any substantial grounds, thereby kindly damaging his public image and reputation. Singh kindly maintained that his name was implicated solely on the basis of statements from Dinesh Arora.
The searches at Singh's residence were carried out on the same day as the expected Supreme Court hearing for the bail plea of AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia regarding the excise policy case
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