Court Sends Rajesh Joshi On Remand Till February 13 In Delhi Excise Policy Money Laundering Case

Joshi, who is alleged to have run the Aam Aadmi Party campaign during 2022 Goa Assembly polls was placed under arrest under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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Source : ANI

New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court has sent Rajesh Joshi, owner of Chariot Production Media Pvt Ltd to ED remand till February 13. The Enforcement Directorate had arrested Rajesh Joshi, director of Chariot Production Media Pvt Ltd in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said Thursday, reported PTI. 

Joshi, who is alleged to have run the Aam Aadmi Party campaign during 2022 Goa Assembly polls was placed under arrest under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He will be produced before a local court where the agency will seek his custody. 

The links of the advertising company promoter with regard to alleged diversion of "kickbacks" for the Goa assembly polls in 2022 are under the scanner of the agency, they said.

The federal probe agency, in its chargesheet submitted to the court, has alleged that a part of the alleged Rs 100 crore “kickbacks” generated in the scrapped Delhi excise policy were "used" in the 2022 Goa assembly election campaign of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.

The agency also alleged that out of the "bribe" amount of of Rs 100 crore made by an entity called as the 'South Group' of liquor businessmen and politicians, Rs 30 crore "was handled by" another accused Dinesh Arora "in connivance" with other accused Abhishek Boinpally, Joshi and a person identified by his first name, Sudhir.

Chariot Productions was an entity “engaged by AAP for related advertising and other works for their Goa election campaign for 2022 assembly elections,” the ED said. 

"On following the money trail of part of this amount it has been found that Vijay Nair (AAP communication in-charge arrested in the case earlier) has engaged in making cash payments for campaign related work through Chariot Productions as well as through individuals." 

"So far, the money trail for cash transactions of Rs 70 lakh payment has been made, which is contiguous with the time of acquisition of these funds as found in the investigation," the ED claimed in its second charge sheet filed in the case before a local court in Delhi last month.