New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Liquour Policy case. The arrest comes hours after Mr Singh's house was raided by the probe agency.
Today's raids against Mr Singh come after he was named by an accused in the case - businessman Dinesh Arora - who later became an 'approver', and a font of information for the authorities.
Earlier, former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was arrested by the ED in the alleged liquor scam. Mr Sisodia was arrested in March and failed in repeated attempts to get bail.
Here are the Highlights on the big story:
Oct 04, 2023 20:36 (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Sanjay Singh's residence
Oct 04, 2023 19:00 (IST)
Aam Aadmi Party calls urgent meeting at party headquarters in Delhi after Sanjay Singh's arrest.
Oct 04, 2023 17:51 (IST)
Delhi Liquor Case: Sanjay Singh joins Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former deputy Manish Sisodia, Telangana politician K Kavitha, and others in being raided or arrested, or both, in connection with alleged corruption in the Delhi government's now-withdrawn liquor policy.
Oct 04, 2023 17:46 (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted on the raids at Sanjay Singh's residence and said, "For the last year we have been seeing... there is noise about alleged liquor scam. More than 1000 raids have been conducted and not a single paise was recovered," Mr Kejriwal said.
Oct 04, 2023 17:45 (IST)
Live Updates: The agency believes Sanjay Singh arranged the meeting between Dinesh Arora and Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by both the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
