The Delhi High Court has reserved verdict on the bail plea of AAP MP Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.
The bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the verdict after hearing Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur for Sanjay Singh and Additional Solicitor General SV Raju who represented Enforcement Directorate.
Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 4 after the agency carried out a search at his residence. The AAP leader has been in judicial custody since October 13.
The money laundering case against Sanjay Singh involves the allegations that he played an important role in framing and implementing the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, which was allegedly aimed at benefitting certain liquor manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
The APP MP Sanjay Singh’s arrest marked the third high-profile arrest of an AAP leader in the excise policy case. Vijay Nair, AAP communications in-charge was arrested in September 2022. Manish Sisodia, former Deputy Chief Minister was arrested in February 2023. Both the leaders are still behind the bars.
Following Sanjay Singh’s arrest, the Enforcement Directorate in its statement said that he is a key conspirator in the Delhi liquor scam.
The investigation agency further alleged that the AAP leader has exploited and has gained illegal money which are proceeds of crime generated from the liquor policy (2021-22) scam. It also claimed that Sanjay Singh has also played a role in conspiracy with others with respect to the excise policy 2020-21.