In a setback for the Delhi Chief Minister, the Delhi High Court observed that the AAP leader "conspired with others" and was "actively involved in using the proceeds of crime", as per the materials shared by the ED.
The BJP stepped up pressure on Kejriwal and demanded his resignation following the high court order. Kejriwal challenged the high court order in the Supreme Court.
The Delhi High Court, in a 106-page judgment, noted that the Enforcement Directorate had sufficient evidence “at this stage which points out towards the guilt” of Arvind Kejriwal for the commission of the offence of money laundering in the Delhi excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal has moved Supreme Court to challenge his arrest in the alleged Delhi liquor scam case after the High Court dismissed his plea on Tuesday. The Delhi Chief Minister is currently lodged in Tihar jail.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, hours after the high court refused to grant him protection from coercive action by the federal anti-money laundering agency.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will move to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Delhi High Court dismissing the plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Excise Policy money laundering case. The matter was heard by the Delhi High Court on April 9.
The Delhi High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's plea in connection with a money laundering case. The court observed that the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister was not in contravention of legal provisions.
Kavitha had approached the court for interim bail, claiming her 16-year-old son has exams and needs her "moral and emotional support".
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in the alleged liquor scam case. Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is also lodged in the same jail in the excise policy scam.
A single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will pronounce the verdict today in Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest in the alleged liquor scam.
Top AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for Delhi on March 21. They are currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Addressing a presser on Delhi excise, Atishi slammed the ED for not taking stringent actions against the BJP, even after strong evidence of a money trial in the case came into notice.
The Rouse Avenue Court had sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha to Judicial Custody till April 9. She was arrested recently in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to 15-day judicial custody in connection with now scrapped Delhi liquor policy case. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in relation to the excise policy case.
Sunita Kejriwal’s act sheds light on the circumstances surrounding her husband, who has been detained. The framed image of Arvind Kejriwal serves as a poignant reminder of his absence from the political arena.
The AAP leader was arrested in Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case by ED in October where the probing agency had alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Aam Aadmi Party minister Atishi alleged that the Enforcement Directorate has planned to arrest four AAP leaders, including herself, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Durgesh Pathak and Raghav Chadha in the liquor excise case.
Since Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, has assumed a prominent role, questioning the grounds for his detention and expressing concerns over the lack of evidence presented.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 21, hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from any coercive action by the central probe agency. On Monday, a Delhi court sent him to judicial custody till April 15.
Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP's national convenor, was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded in Enforcement Directorate custody. He is accused of being directly involved in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the now-scrapped excise policy, favouring certain individuals.
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