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New Delhi, Dec 2: In a money laundering case pertaining to the Excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a supplementary prosecution complaint (Chargesheet) against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh and his purported associate Sarvesh Mishra.
The Court has scheduled arguments and consideration of the chargesheet’s cognizance points for December 4.
Sanjay Singh’s bail petition was also reviewed by the Special Court of Rouse Avenue Court. It is set for a hearing on December 6.
Sanjay Singh, a senior AAP politician, was arrested by the ED on October 4. Sanjay Singh is now being held in Tihar Jail under judicial custody.
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Fifth supplementary chargesheet
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has labelled it as the fifth supplementary chargesheet in the case, comprising 60 pages of operational content and approximately 2500 pages of annexures. Sarvesh Mishra had previously been interrogated multiple times by the ED in connection with this case.
Singh received Rs 2 crore
In earlier proceedings, the ED conveyed to the court that Sanjay Singh was allegedly involved in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks from liquor groups operating under the Delhi excise policy for 2021-22. Sanjay Singh purportedly had strong connections with Dinesh Arora, now an approver, who allegedly introduced the accused Amit Arora to Sanjay Singh.
Dinesh Arora maintained regular communication with Sanjay Singh, as evidenced by the analysis of Call Detail Records. According to the ED’s previous statements, Singh is purported to have received proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 2 crores.
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