Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 01, 2024, 05:40 PM
Delhi Liquor Scam: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case related to liquor policy, was sent to judicial custody for 15 days after the ED's remand ended today. He will be kept in Tihar Jail. After Kejriwal's remand ended, ED presented him in Rouse Avenue Court. ASG Raju appeared on behalf of ED and Ramesh Gupta appeared on behalf of Kejriwal.Sunita also started looking towards SaurabhDuring this time, a shocking revelation was made by ED in the court. On behalf of ED, ASG Raju said that Kejriwal took the names of Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj during interrogation. During this time a surprising sight emerged. In fact, he was present in the court room when the names of Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj were taken. Saurabh was completely shocked after hearing his name. He looked towards Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal standing with him. Sunita also looked towards Saurabh.His name was taken in court for the first timeASG Raju told the court that Kejriwal told during interrogation that Vijay Nair used to report not to me but to Atishi. He said that Vijay Nair has been close to Kejriwal. Kejriwal said during interrogation that Nair did not report to him, but to Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj. The names of Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj have been taken in the court for the first time in the excise case. However, when the excise policy was brought, both of them were not ministers, only MLAs and spokespersons.What is the allegation, why Kejriwal's arrest?ED claims that there has been corruption in formulating and implementing Delhi Liquor Policy. ED has termed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the main conspirator in the case. Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are in jail in the liquor policy case. ED says that the money earned from Delhi Liquor Policy has been used by Aam Aadmi Party for Goa Assembly elections and other purposes. At the same time, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) denies all these allegations and says that Kejriwal has been arrested to stop him from campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections.