ED summons 2 associates of AAP MP Sanjay Singh for questioning
Businessman Dinesh Arora, who is an approver in the Delhi excise policy case, is alleged to have delivered ₹2 crore to Singh and the ED now wants to question his aides
Widening the ambit of its investigation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (October 6) summoned two associates of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, who is in judicial custody, for questioning in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said.
Sarvesh Mishra and Vivek Tyagi are expected to be confronted with the evidence seized by the agency during the investigation and it is understood that they will be confronted with Singh too. The agency will record their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
News agency ANI said that another associate of Singh, Kanwarbir Singh, has also been issued summons to appear at the ED office on Friday.
Mishra is understood to have reached the ED office on Friday (October 6) morning in response to the summons.
A Delhi court on Thursday (October 5) sent Singh to five-day custody of the ED even as the anti-money laundering agency alleged that an accused businessman Dinesh Arora had given ₹2 crore cash at the Rajya Sabha MP's residence in two tranches.
Singh has strongly rebutted the claim.
The AAP leader was arrested Wednesday (October 4) by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the 2021–22 Delhi excise policy case and was the second high-profile leader after Manish Sisodia, a former deputy chief minister, to be held in this case, in a big jolt to Delhi's ruling AAP.
Investigation by the ED has revealed that Arora has given ₹2 crore cash at Singh's house on two occasions (₹1 crore at each time), the ED alleged in its remand application. The period when the cash was allegedly given was between August 2021 and April 2022.
(With inputs from agencies)