SC notice to ED on bail plea filed by AAP's Vijay Nair in money laundering case

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of the Aam Aadmi Party’s former communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued notice to the central agency and sought its response within four weeks.

“It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody for nearly 2 years since he was arrested by the CBI and has been in continuous custody of the ED…Issue notice,” the bench said.