Delhi court extends Sanjay Singh’s ED custody by 3 days
Hindustan TimesA Delhi court on Tuesday extended by three days the Enforcement Directorate custody of senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with a money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. New Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh being taken to the Rouse Avenue Court by the Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The court said the extension of Singh’s ED custody was necessitated based on the discovery of new facts, and the recovery of fresh digital evidence in a recent search conducted by the federal agency. “In view of the facts and circumstances and the submissions made, this court deems it necessary to extend the ED custody of accused for a further period of 03 days and he shall now be produced before this court from ED custody on 13.10.2023,” said special judge MK Nagpal In its charge sheet, ED alleged that Singh played a key role in the formulation and implementation of the policy, and said that the policy had favoured several liquor manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.