Cash-for-votes: Delhi police grills Singh, latter denies role

New Delhi:  The Delhi Police today grilled  Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh  for three-and-a-half-hours at the Crime Branch office for his alleged role in the “cash-for-votes scam. However, Singh, who is accused of  sending bribe money to win over two three BJP MPs during the 2008 Confidence motion, denied his involvement in the scam. Singh  did not speak to the media. Police did not rule out the possibility of Singh being questioned again and it could take place after a status report is filed in the Supreme court next Friday. BJP MP Ashok Argal, who was allegedly sought to be bribed, is expected to be questioned on Monday. Amar Singh’s appearance before the police comes after the Delhi Police issued summons to him under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code, asking him to present himself before the Crime branch. He drove to the Crime branch’s Inter-State Cell in Chanakyapuri at 10.45 AM in his Mercedes car. [caption id=“attachment_46537” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Amar Singh has been accused of  sending bribe money to win over two three BJP MPs during the 2008 Confidence motion. AFP”] [/caption] The decision to call Singh for questioning comes after the arrest of Suhail Hindustani , who allegedly acted as a liaison between Singh and BJP MPs. On Sunday, police had arrested Sanjeev Saxena, once considered close to Singh who allegedly delivered cash to the MPs to vote in favour of the UPA during the trust vote. The arrests and fresh investigations into the case have come after Delhi Police was slammed by the Supreme Court last week for its “callous” approach in this case.