Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh was produced before Delhis Rouse Avenue Court yesterday (October 05) by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). During this, the Delhi court has said that AAP MPs arrest in connection to a controversial liquor policy case was not unwarranted or unreasonable.Notably, Sanjay Singh was arrested on Wednesday by the probe agency after being questioned for over 10 hours and was sent to 5-day EDs custody till October 10.Meanwhile, the AAP leader called it “false and baseless allegations, we are not scared, we will fight back.”#WATCH | AAP MP Sanjay Singh sent to ED remand till October 10 in Delhi Excise policy case, says, …False and baseless allegations, we are not scared, we will fight back. pic.twitter.com/r75eQFaehl— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2023 Delhi court on Sanjay Singhs arrestIn the hearing, the Delhi court said that the AAP Rajya Sabha MPs arrest was not unwarranted as the ED accused Sanjay Singh of being directly related to the receipt of the proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 2 crore in the Delhi liquor policy case.According to the ED, Sanjay Singh received the money from accused-turned-approver Dinesh Arora.Further, the court also observed that Dinesh Arora corroborated Singhs involvement in the alleged scam and that there was nothing on record to show that Aroras statements were tainted.The court observed that the sustained and custodial interrogation of the AAP leader appears to be necessary to trace the complete trail of the amount he received and also other activities relating to it.The veracity of the statements by Dinesh Arora and others against Sanjay Singh will be tested during the trial only, said the court, adding, “But for the purposes of investigation, such statements have to be believed and taken into consideration.”Ready to die but wont fear: AAP leader before his arrestBefore his arrest on Wednesday, Sanjay Singh released a video message to his party workers, saying, he was ready to die but wont fear.“I have been constantly speaking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gautam Adani and their corruption. I have even registered several complaints against Adanis corruption to the ED. No action was taken against it. But today, ED suddenly raided my house. They found nothing, despite that, they are arresting me,” Singh added in the video.
