Delhi excise policy case: ED files charge sheet against AAP leader Sanjay Singh

The Enforcement Directorate ED has lodged a supplementary prosecution complaint charge sheet on Saturday against Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy caseAAP leader Sanjay Singh was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate on October 4th in connection with his alleged involvement in the excise policy case He is currently being held in judicial custody at Tihar JailOn November 28 the Delhi court issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate ED on AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singhs bail application in connection with a money laundering case related to an alleged liquor irregularities caseThe Special Judge MK Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court has asked the ED to file a reply by December 6 and listed the matter for hearing on December 6Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the case on October 4The Special Judge MK Nagpal on November 24 extended the judicial custody of Sanjay Singh till December 4Appearing for the ED the Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta apprised the Court that the chargesheet Supplementary Prosecution Complaint will be filed in the matter very soon and within the prescribed time limitRecently the Delhi High Court dismissed AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging his remand and arrest in the alleged liquor irregularities caseED claimed that Singh and his associates played a part in the Delhi governments decision to give licenses to alcohol shops and merchants in 2020 causing losses to the state exchequer and violating anticorruption lawsED has previously searched several locations including the homes and offices of Sanjay Singhs close associate Ajit Tyagi and other contractors and businessmen who allegedly benefited from the policy In its nearly 270page supplementary charge sheet the ED has called Sisodia a key conspirator in the caseThe Delhi liquor scam case or the excise policy case pertains to allegations that the Arvind Kejriwalled Delhi governments excise policy for 202122 allowed cartelization and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it a charge that has been strongly refuted by the AAPED filed its first chargesheet in the case last year The agency said it has so far undertaken over 200 search operations in this case after filing an FIR after taking cognizance of a CBI case that was registered on the recommendation of the Delhi lieutenant governorThe CBI inquiry was recommended based on the findings of the Delhi Chief Secretarys report filed in July showing prima facie violations of the GNCTD Act 1991 Transaction of Business Rules ToBR 1993 Delhi Excise Act 2009 and Delhi Excise Rules 2010This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever