The agency had earlier charged that out of the Rs 100-crore bribe money given to the AAP in the Delhi excise policy by the South Group — consisting of Kavitha and some others as members — Rs 45 crore was used for its Goa assembly election campaign.
Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody related to an Enforcement Directorate case. If the CBI's request is granted, his legal troubles could deepen, impacting his chances of release even if other bail pleas succeed.
Liquor policy case: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal was formally arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 26 in connection with the excise policy case.
Rajasthan illegal sand mining case: CBI took over the probe into the illegal sand mining case, earlier registered by the Bundi Police, on the orders of the Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.
The Delhi High Court on Friday put on hold the trial court order granting bail to the chief minister till it hears the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the relief granted to him in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam.
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Niyay Bindu granted the relief to the AAP leader on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested under money laundering charges linked to now suspended Delhi excise policy case by the ED. Earlier, he got interim bail to campaign during the Lok Sabha elections, following which he surrendered on June 2.
Arvind Kejriwal bail: The judge ordered Kejriwal's release on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh but imposed certain conditions before granting him the relief, including that he will not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses.
The raids were conducted across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai and Nagpur under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Amtek Group led by Arvind Dham, Gautam Malhotra and others.
The Enforcement Directorate had earlier issued a summons and called her to appear on June 5. However, she was in the US at that time and hence requested another date. She has been questioned regarding her connection with the former Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick.
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Padamchand Jain in connection with money laundering and alleged irregularities in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission case.
Delhi excise policy scam case: K Kavitha is currently in judicial custody in the case. She is also in JC in a related money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the state police on February 29, a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered that the CBI, ED or the West Bengal police could arrest him.
On Manish Sisodia's bail rejection in the excise case, AAP said the party "respectfully disagrees" with the Delhi High Court's decision and will approach the Supreme Court to seek "justice" for the former Delhi deputy chief minister.
The ED's comprehensive report outlined significant foreign funding to AAP, revealing systematic violations of legal provisions intended to regulate foreign contributions to political parties in India. The case underscored the ongoing scrutiny of political funding and compliance with national laws.
The chargesheet reportedly outlined the alleged involvement of Kejriwal and AAP in activities linked to money laundering and other unlawful practices related to the excise policy.
Under the special incentive scheme, a rate of Rs. 40 per quintal was fixed for paddy as incentive which was raised to Rs. 120 per quintal and Rs. 40 was collected as kickbacks from the rice millers. This kickback collectively exceeded Rs. 100 crores.
The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities and payment of "bribes" in the state rural development department. Jharkhand Rural Minister Alamgir Alam was arrested by ED on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court judgment was pronounced on a question of whether an accused in a money laundering case has to meet the stringent twin test for bail even in cases where the special court takes cognisance of the offence.
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