AAP MP Sanjay Singh sent to 14 days judicial custody
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Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Friday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh to judicial custody until October 27. Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on October 4 in relation to Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy scam case. His house was also raided. Notably, the ED had mentioned Singh's name in its chargesheet filed back in May.
AAP
Third AAP leader to be arrested in the case
Singh is the third AAP leader, after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, to be arrested in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The case is tied to the 2021 Liquor Excise Policy, which saw the Arvind Kejriwal-led administration give private licensees the right to sell alcohol in Delhi. Notably, Singh is AAP's spokesperson and state-in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan.
Sanjay Singh
Singh asks ED to specify reason for his arrest
Singh had appealed for his release, asking the ED to specify the reason behind his arrest. The agency has accused him of money laundering and being a key player in formulating and implementing the Delhi liquor policy. In May, the ED named him in its chargesheet, but Singh later claimed that the ED wrote to him and accepted that he was named "by mistake."
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Singh's ED custody expired today
Delhi court sends AAP MP Sanjay Singh to 14 days judicial in money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy.
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) October 13, 2023
Special judge MK Nagpal remanded Singh to JC as his police custody ended today. @AamAadmiParty @SanjayAzadSln pic.twitter.com/aFhaxnFihn
Supreme Court
Supreme Court questions AAP's role
Last week, the Supreme Court asked the ED why the AAP was not made an accused in the case if it benefited from the scam. It also sought clarification from the central agency on whether parliamentary notes could be examined in court. It mentioned specific judgments that prevent examination of cabinet notes but wondered if they apply to Delhi since it's a union territory.