Leader of the Aam Aadmi Party Sanjay Singh filed a motion with the Delhi High Court to overturn his bail denial in the money laundering case pertaining to the purported Delhi excise policy scandal.
On December 22, a Delhi court denied the AAP leader’s request for bail.
Senior counsel Mohit Mathur represented Singh during the trial court hearing, telling the judge that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had not once questioned him prior to his arrest and that there were inconsistencies in the testimony of witnesses and accused-turned-approver Dinesh Arora.
The application was met with opposition from the ED, which said that the investigation was still ongoing and that Singh’s release on bail would allow him to impede the inquiry, tamper with evidence, and influence witnesses.
On October 4, the Enforcement Department (ED) detained Singh as part of its investigation into money laundering related to the Delhi Excise policy case of 2021–2022.
The federal government said that Singh was instrumental in the development and execution of the now-repeated excise policy, which favored certain liquor producers, distributors, and retailers for financial gain.