Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy corruption case, did not get relief in court. On Thursday (March 28), Judge Kaveri Bajwa of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court ordered him to be remanded in ED custody for four more days. As a result, he will remain in the custody of the Central Investigation Agency till April 1. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
On March 15, Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in the Delhi Excise policy corruption case. The judge ordered him to be sent to ED custody for seven days when he was produced in the Rouse Avenue court the next day. Bajwa He was brought to court again on Thursday as the custody period expired.
The ED lawyer requested the Delhi Chief Minister to be remanded for another 7 days for the investigation of the case. He alleged that Kejriwal is not cooperating with the investigators in the interrogation.
In the hearing, the Chief Minister of Delhi said that the investigation of the case is going on for the last 2 years. But I was arrested when I came to vote. Only four witnesses mentioned my name. They spoke for me. But they have been forced against me. Because, ED is involved in political conspiracy. Aam Aadmi Party wants to break. So I was arrested.
ED lawyer SV Raju objected to talking about the Delhi Chief Minister. However, the judge of the court did not take that objection into consideration.
After answering questions from both sides, Judge Kaveri Bajwa ordered the Delhi Chief Minister to be sent to ED custody till April 1.
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