The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday sent two businessmen to judicial custody in connection with ED's ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy 2021-22.
While hearing the petition moved by businessman Vijay Nair, the bench of Justice Yashwant Varma passed the directions. The matter has been listed on February 7, 2023.
They were arrested last week under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act following long questioning with them at the Enforcement Directorate headquarters.
Businessman Dinesh Arora, an accused in in the Delhi excise policy case last week submitted that "I am ready to make true disclosure voluntarily about the case and wants to be an approver in the case".
The ED and the CBI have alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the Excise Policy, undue favours were extended to licence holders, licence fee was waived or reduced and L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority's approval. The beneficiaries diverted "illegal
The High Court after hearing the submission of Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan asked the CBI and ED to place on record the officially released press communications in the case in question by Friday.
The application to turn approver in the case has been filed with the request of the grant of pardon to me as I am ready to voluntarily make a true and full disclosure of all the facts pertaining to this case as the same are within my knowledge, Dinesh Arora said.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken into custody the Aam Aadmi Party's communication in-charge Vijay Nair and businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam for questioning.
Patra claimed an advance payment of Rs100 crore was taken from two businessmen who have been arrested. "Two businessmen were arrested in the case and advance payment worth Rs 100 crores were taken from these two businessmen, their companies," he said in another tweet.
The arrested businessmen were identified as Sharath Chandra Reddy and Binoy Babu. They were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act following day-long questioning at the ED's headquarters in the national capital.