CBI arrests IAN commercial head

The CBI has arrested the commercial head and production controller of India Ahead News in connection with a probe into the Delhi excise case.

The agency arrested Arvind Kumar Singh, the news channel’s commercial head and production controller for the alleged transfer of Rs 17 crore to a company, Chariot Media, handling the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) publicity campaign during the Goa elections through hawala channels, officials said.

They said during the probe, the CBI found WhatsApp chats and records of hawala operators, which showed that Singh was allegedly instrumental in the hawala transfers of Rs 17 crore between June 2021 and January 2022 to Chariot Media which was handling the outdoor advertisement campaign for the AAP during the Goa elections.