A Delhi Court on Monday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s remand in a money laundering case till April 23.
Special Judge for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kaveri Baweja, extended his custody on expiry of his remand period. Though the Aam Aadmi party leader challenged his arrest in the Supreme Court earlier on Monday, the Court did not grant him any relief.
The AAP leader was arrested by ED on March 21 in a money laundering case registered in connection with the alleged scam in the scrapped Delhi liquor policy. Challenging his arrest, Kejriwal argued in Supreme Court on Monday that he has been arrested to stop him from campaigning for Lok Sabha polls. However, the top court did not grant him any relief and sought a response from ED on his plea by the last week of April.
The Delhi High Court recently upheld his arrest and observed that the central agency has evidence to show Kejriwal's involvement in the alleged scam and that the money received as kickbacks was used for political campaigning in the 2022 Goa legislative assembly elections.
Bharat Rasthra Samithi leader K. Kavitha has also been arrested by the ED and the CBI in connection with the case. The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court extended Kavitha’s custody in the liquor policy case registered by CBI till April 23 on Monday.
