Delhi excise policy case: ED files chargesheet against jailed AAP leader Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who was arrested by the ED on October 4 for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy ‘scam’ case, is currently in Tihar jail.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh is being produced before the Delhi court in connection with the Delhi Excise Police case. (File photo: ANI)

Sanjay Singh arrest: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged excise policy case in Delhi.

Singh, who was arrested by the ED on October 4 for his alleged involvement in the liquor policy ‘scam’ case, is currently in Tihar jail after a Delhi court on November 24 extended his judicial custody till December 4.

On November 28, the Rouse Avenue Court had issued a notice to the ED on the AAP MP’s bail plea. The special judge had asked the ED to file a reply by December 6 and hear the case on the same date. Reacting to the plea, the central agency – which investigates financial crimes – said a chargesheet would be filed against Singh soon.

Appearing for the ED, Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta informed the Court that the chargesheet (supplementary charge) in the case will be filed very soon and within the prescribed time.

Recently, the Delhi High Court dismissed Sanjay Singh’s plea challenging his remand and arrest in the alleged liquor irregularities case.

ED’s case against Sanjay Singh

The ED has alleged that Sanjay Singh and his associates played a crucial role in the Delhi government’s decision to grant licenses to alcohol shops and traders in 2020, causing losses to the state exchequer and violating anti-corruption laws.

The probe agency previously searched several locations, including the homes and offices of Sanjay Singh’s close associate, Ajit Tyagi, and other contractors and businessmen who allegedly benefited from the policy.

In its nearly 270-page supplementary chargesheet, the ED has named Sisodia as a key conspirator in the case.

Delhi’s liquor policy is ‘scam’

The Delhi liquor fraud case or excise policy case concerns allegations that the Arvind Kejriwal government’s excise policy for 2021-2022 allowed cartelization and favored certain dealers who allegedly paid bribes for it, an allegation that has been strongly refuted by the government. MONKEY.

ED filed its first chargesheet in the case last year. The agency said it has conducted more than 200 searches in the case so far after filing an FIR after taking cognizance of a CBI case registered on the recommendation of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor.

Sanjay Singh’s party colleague and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia of Delhi was also arrested in March this year in the same liquor policy scam case.

The CBI probe was recommended based on the findings of the Delhi Chief Secretary’s report filed in July, which prima facie found violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR) 1993, Delhi Excise Act 2009 and Delhi Excise Rules 2010 shows.