Delhi court serves notice to ED on Sanjay Singh’s bail plea in excise policy case

The Delhi court served a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the bail plea of Sanjay Singh, a Rajya Sabha member from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in connection with a money laundering case linked to purported liquor irregularities.

Special Judge MK Nagpal at the Rouse Avenue Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate to submit a response by December 6 and scheduled the hearing for that date. Sanjay Singh, arrested by the ED on October 4 in this case, had his judicial custody extended until December 4 by Special Judge MK Nagpal on November 24.

The Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta, representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED), informed the court that the chargesheet (Supplementary Prosecution Complaint) in the case would be filed promptly and within the stipulated time limit.

The Delhi High Court recently rejected the plea filed by AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, challenging his arrest and remand in the alleged liquor irregularities case. According to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Singh and his associates allegedly influenced the Delhi government’s decision to grant licenses to alcohol shops and traders in 2020, resulting in financial losses to the state exchequer and a violation of anti-corruption laws.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at various locations, including the residences and offices of Sanjay Singh’s close associate Ajit Tyagi, as well as other contractors and businessmen who reportedly gained advantages from the policy. In the extensive 270-page supplementary charge sheet, the ED has identified Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia as a key conspirator in the case.

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