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AAP MP Sanjay Singh arrested by ED in Delhi liquor policy case
By: TP News
Date: 10/4/2023 7:52:14 PM
New Delhi:Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was Wednesday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money laundering probe in the Delhi government’s now-scrapped excise policy case.
The arrest comes hours after searches were conducted at his residence by the agency.
This is the second high-profile arrest in the case — earlier in February, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was arrested in connection with the same case.
At around 7 am, a team of ED officials reached Singh’s residence in New Delhi district and started searching.
Calling Singh’s arrest as “completely illegal”, Delhi Chief and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said: “This shows Modi Ji’s desperation. They will arrest many more opposition leaders…”
Meanwhile, the main gate of Sanjay Singh’s residence has been barricaded by the police as AAP workers gathered outside and raised slogans against the Centre over his arrest.
Singh’s name was mentioned in the ED’s prosecution complaint filed last year in December. The complaint mentions his name as part of the statement of businessman Dinesh Arora who, the agency claimed, told them that he initially met AAP leader Sanjay Singh, through whom he eventually met Sisodia during a party at a restaurant. “On request of Mr Singh… arranged cheques amounting to Rs 82 lakh (handed over to Mr Sisodia) for collection of party funds for upcoming assembly elections in Delhi,” it alleges. The complaint quoting Arora also states that he spoke to Sisodia “five-six times” and met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence with Sanjay Singh.