Anurag Kumar
Sanjay Singh, a member of Parliament for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was taken into custody on Wednesday by the Enforcement Directorate as part of its investigation into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22. His father gave the following statement to the news agency ANI in response to his son Singh’s arrest: “We’ve said we will cooperate. I reassured Sanjay Singh that there was nothing to be concerned about. It seems they couldn’t find any reason to arrest him, but since they were given the order to do so, they went ahead and did it anyway. As a result, there will be a change in government, which will lead to favorable outcomes…”
#WATCH | Delhi: On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, his father says, "We've said we will cooperate. I told him (Sanjay Singh) not to worry. I think they didn't find any base to arrest him but since they (ED officials) were told to arrest, they arrested him. It will bring… pic.twitter.com/NQN9Jigcb2
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023
The detention of Singh by the investigation agency seems to raise eyebrows among Singh’s relatives. The family claimed that the arrest was carried out as a result of “pressure” being applied to the relevant authorities. According to the member of the AAP legislature’s wife, “They questioned and searched the house, computer, and documents, but they did not find anything.” They (officials from the ED) were put under a great deal of pressure to arrest him, and as a result, they did so. They (ED) did not provide any explanation for their actions. We are all standing by his side. He was taken into custody in connection with a hoax case…
During the course of its search operations in the nation’s capital, the ED was able to locate and apprehend Sanjay Singh in connection with a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in Delhi’s excise policy 2021-22. Singh is being charged by the organization of playing a substantial part in the formulation and implementation of a policy that has since been scrapped. Some manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of alcoholic beverages claim that this policy gave them unfair advantages in their business.
According to the chargesheet, a businessman by the name of Dinesh Arora had extraordinarily tight ties not only with Singh but also with Sisodia.
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In the month of July, Arora was taken into custody by the ED. According to the CIA, he was extremely important to the investigation and the case overall. According to the chargesheet, Arora received a phone call in the year 2020 from Singh, who requested him to inform restaurant owners to donate money to the AAP for the election for the Delhi assembly.
