A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal till May 7 in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22.
The court also extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha, a Telangana MLC and daughter of former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, till May 7 in the related corruption case being probed by the CBI.
Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extended their custody after they were produced before the Rouse Avenue court through video conference on expiry of their remand.
The development came after the Delhi Chief Minister had a plea pending in the Supreme Court, in which he challenged his March 21 arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on money laundering charges in connection to the case linked to the now-scrapped Liquor policy scam in the national capital. The court heard the matter on April 15, but denied Kejriwal immediate relief pending a reply from the investigative agency.
Kavitha was arrested by the central probe agency on March 15. She has been accused of being a key member of the “South Group”, which allegedly paid the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a big share of liquor licenses in the national capital.
According to the officials of Tihar jail, Kejriwal was administered a “low dose” of insulin on Tuesday after his blood sugar level spiked.
Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the Delhi government’s now-scrapped excise policy. He has been lodged in Tihar jail since April 1.
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