The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha, along with other accused in cases against them related to the alleged Delhi liquor excise duty scam, have had their judicial custody extended by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are investigating all of the accused in relation to the now scrapped Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22.
The court extended the accused’s judicial custody in the CBI case till August 9 and the ED inquiry till August 13.
Kejriwal is currently held in Tihar on charges of money laundering related to excise policy. AAP has claimed a “conspiracy” to “kill” Kejriwal, who has severe diabetes and expressed concerns over his “falling” sugar levels. The party claimed, citing a medical report, that Kejriwal’s sugar levels dropped 26 times between June 3 and July 7.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam and was granted bail by the Supreme Court. However, he is now being held in Tihar in connection with a CBI case.
