Sanjay Singh was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on March 3 after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the Delhi excise policy case. He had been lodged in the high-security jail since October 13, 2023.
The grant of bail to the Rajya Sabha member is a reprieve to the beleaguered Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in midst of Lok Sabha poll campaigning as two of its top leaders -- national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia -- are in jail.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been rapidly losing weight since his arrest on March 21, senior AAP leader Atishi claimed earlier today and accused the BJP of putting his health at risk by keeping him in jail.
Atishi has alleged that more AAP leaders will be arrested in the coming days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. This comes after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to judicial custody till April 15 in the liquor scam case.
Punjab news: A four-member SIT headed by ADGP (law and order) Gurinder Singh Dhillon to supervise the investigations. DIG (Patiala Range) Harcharan Bhullar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Sangrur, Sartaj Chahal, and Additional Commissioner (Excise) Naresh Dubey will be part of SIT.
Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in connection with an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Arvind Kejriwal arrest: Senior Congress leader and party's Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana, Deepender Singh Hooda alleged BJP govt's style of targeting opposition leaders by misusing government agencies is nothing new.
Three people tragically lost their lives after consuming poisonous liquor in Gujjaran village, located under the jurisdiction of the Dirba police station in Sangrur district, Punjab.
Gautam Buddh Nagar sold liquor worth nearly Rs 1600 crore in just ten months. Due to the increase in the sale of alcohol, there has also been an increase in revenue.
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Andhra Pradesh news: According to locals, about 16 students went out by jumping the hostel wall. They were also joined by two outsiders. The group gathered in an under-construction building, where they had biryani and consumed liquor.
Uttar Pradesh news: A notification issued by the department on Saturday said that the liquor shops across Uttar Pradesh will remain open till 11 pm on 24th and 31st December.
Gujarat, the state where Mahatma Gandhi was born, has outlawed the production, distribution, and use of alcoholic beverages since its formation. Such exemption had never been granted in any area of the state in the past.
The Income Tax department has so far recovered over Rs 200 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion.
The Odisha-based liquor firm, on premises of whom the Income Tax department conducted raids and has so far found cash over Rs 200 crore, has alleged links with Jharkhand Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu.
Delhi liquor sale: The peak of the sale was likely to be Dhanteras (Friday) and Chhoti Diwali on Saturday as people were expected to buy liquor not only for personal use but also for gifting, officials said.
Earlier on Tuesday, a special court had extended till October 13 the ED custody of Singh, arrested in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the scrapped Delhi excise policy.
Telangana news: A team of the Election Commission of India directed all state and central enforcement agencies to act strictly against the use of money power and to dry up the inflow of liquor, cash, freebies and drugs.
Bihar alcohol ban: Brahmpur Police had recently seized a container with liquor worth Rs 40 lakh amid alcohol ban in the state.
The petitioners also argued that the prohibition law has been ineffective in curbing the consumption of alcohol in Gujarat. They pointed out that the state still has a high rate of alcohol-related crimes and accidents.
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