AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal with Deepak Singla.

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The Enforcement Directorate on Monday (May 18, 2026) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Singla, an agency source confirmed.The agency, earlier in the day, conducted searches at premises linked to the Delhi politicans and some others in an alleged bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case, officials said.They said the raids are being undertaken at locations in Delhi and Goa.Mr. Singla has been a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Vishwas Nagar Assembly seat. He was raided by the ED in 2024 too as part of an investigation.The politician could not be contacted immediately.In a separate case, the central probe agency conducted searches in a case in which certain individuals were allegedly duped to the tune of ₹180 crore through an investment fraud.The premises of a person identified as Ram Singh of Babaji Finance Group in Delhi's Subhash Nagar have been raided as part of the investigation, officials said.(with PTI inputs) Published - May 18, 2026 10:13 am IST