New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Tuesday extended ED custody of Sanjay Singh, an AAP member of the Rajya Sabha, by three days.
After his five days of police custody expired, Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court extended his detention in connection with a money laundering case involving the now-scrapped excise policy, an officer claimed.
After hearing the arguments, the judge decided to keep Singh in custody until October 13. For Singh, senior attorney Rebecca John made an appearance.
On October 4, Singh was taken into custody by the financial investigation team after searches were conducted at his home in the North Avenue neighborhood.
Singh received a cash payment of Rs 2 crore, according to Special Public Prosecutor NK Matta, representing the ED. According to the agency, searches were done on Wednesday, and the statement was recorded.
According to Matta, documents were discovered after 239 locations were examined. An employee of Dinesh Arora, a defendant in the case who later changed his status to approver, was accused of twice delivering Rs 2 crore to Singh’s home. Matta had added that the ED must present digital evidence before Singh.
Zoheb Hossain, the Special Counsel for the ED, had also participated through video conference.
According to a senior ED officer, Singh was detained under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). According to the ED, Singh was crucial in developing and implementing the excise policy, which favored a select group of liquor producers, wholesalers, and retailers.
After former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, whom the CBI detained in February and the ED in March of this year, Singh is the second prominent member of the AAP to be detained in this matter.
Singh’s name appears in one of the four charge sheets the ED has filed in the case.
A CBI FIR filed last August on the charge of alleged irregularities in the excise policy case served as the foundation for the ED’s money laundering investigation.
