Delhi Excise Policy Scam case: MP Sanjay Singh arrested by ED; third AAP minister to be taken into custody

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh after conducting raids on Wednesday at his residence. ED officials on Wednesday morning raided AAP MP Sanjay Singh's home in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. With Sanjay Singh, the strength of the Arvind Kejriwal led AAP seems to have dwindled even more after the party already lost Manish Sisodia and Satyander Jain to jail premises.

The ED had earlier questioned members of the staff and those linked to the 51-year-old Rajya Sabha MP. The ED had mentioned Singh's name in its charge sheet. It stated that Dinesh Arora, a middleman, had said he had met Singh during a party in his restaurant Unplugged Courtyard.

In 2020, it said, Singh requested him to ask restaurant owners to generate funds for the Aam Aadmi Party for the Delhi assembly elections. He said he gave a cheque of ₹82 lakh for the funds. According to the charge sheet, Dinesh Arora said in his statement that another accused Amit Arora wanted help in shifting his liquor shop from Okhla to Pitampura.

He managed this through Singh who told Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and the matter was resolved by the Excise Department. Dinesh Arora also said he met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once at his residence with Singh while he had spoken to Sisodia five-six times, the charge sheet stated. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels