Delhi Police arrests businessman Mukesh Kumar for donating Rs 2 crore to AAP through shell company

New Delhi: The Economic Offence Wing (EoW) of Delhi Police has arrested two persons for allegedly donating Rs 2 crore to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through a shell company, sources said on Friday (August 21, 2020).

One of the two arrested by the Delhi Police has been identified as Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Kumar. The other one has been identified as Sudhanshu Bansal.

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The two have been arrested on charges of allegedly donating the money to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s party through a demand draft on March 31, 2014.

Mukesh Sharma is a property dealer and tobacco trader based in Delhi.

It may be recalled that sacked Delhi minister and now a BJP leader Kapil Mishra had earlier alleged that the amount was paid to AAP by a shell company.

Mishra had also alleged "massive irregularities" in the funding of the AAP and raised questions about the "suspicious" donation of Rs 2 crore.

He had also claimed that several shell companies had given money to the AAP and the party knew it.