Arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin of the alleged excise policy scam and is directly involved in its implementation and giving favours to the 'South Group', ED told Delhi court as it sought his 10-day custody for questioning.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Arvind Kejriwal from his residence on Thursday night after it reached Delhi Chief Minister's house with a search warrant. The probing agency has accused Kejriwal of receiving kickbacks through hawala routes and added the money was used for Goa polls.
Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in connection with an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on Thursday evening following a dramatic turn of events. Arvind Kejriwal moved the Supreme Court the same day, however, the plea was not listed for hearing. The top court will hear the plea today.
The 55-year-old leader's arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other allies of I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Before arresting Arvind Kejriwal, Enforcement Directorate officials carried out searches at Delhi Chief Minister's residence in relation to the liquor policy scam case. AAP Minister Manish Sisodia is already behind bars in the excise policy scam.
Arvind Kejriwal arrested: The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped by the Kejriwal government.
The Enforcement Directorate officials reached Delhi Arvind Kejriwal's residence with a search warrant in the liquor policy case. The move has come after the Delhi High Court earlier today denied to give protection from arrest to the Chief Minister in the excise policy case.
Earlier, the Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Delhi CM on a personal bond of Rs 15,000 on ED complaints alleging non-compliance of the summons issued to him by the investigating agency.
The matter is set to be heard by a division bench of the Delhi High Court tomorrow, March 20th, 2024. Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeks judicial intervention to address the legality and legitimacy of the summons issued by the ED.
Kavitha, a member of the Telangana Legislative Council and daughter of former state chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested from her Banjara Hills residence on March 15 amid protests by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supporters.
K Kavitha, the MLC daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the federal agency last week from her Hyderabad home and she is in the ED custody till March 23.
Kavitha, a member of the Telangana Legislative Council and daughter of former state chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested from her Banjara Hills residence on March 15 amid protests by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supporters.
The Supreme Court rejects Manish Sisodia's curative petition, upholding the decision denying him bail in the Delhi excise policy scam case. The dismissal, delivered by a bench including Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, concludes that "no case is made out" based on established parameters.
The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court issued a summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear in person on March 16 after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had approached the court with a second complaint against him for non-compliance with the summons issued in connection with the excise policy case.
Kejriwal cited confidence motion, the Delhi Assembly Budget Session as reasons before the court as he sought an exemption from his physical appearance in the ED summons case.
Manish Sisodia Bail: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court granted a three-day interim bail to Manish Sisodia to attend his niece's wedding function in Lucknow.
Delhi High Court had reserved its decision on Sanjay Singh's bail application on January 31. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 4, 2023, in the Delhi Excise policy case.
Delhi excise case: The Enforcement Directorate earlier approached the court after the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped summons issued by the probe agency five times. The Delhi CM called all the summons 'illegal'.
Delhi liquor case: It is directed that besides the copies of all previous chargesheets and relied upon documents and 5th prosecution complaint, using pseudonymous name, pending orders of competent authority be supplied to counsel of accused by Dec 23, the court said.
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