New Delhi: A court docket right here on Friday despatched Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the Enforcement Directorate’s custody until March 28, a day after his arrest within the excise policy-linked cash laundering case. Particular Decide Kaveri Baweja on the Rouse Avenue court docket stated Kejriwal will probably be produced earlier than the court docket on March 28 at 2 pm.
The court docket handed the order on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) software looking for a 10-day custody within the case.
Throughout the listening to for remand, the ED stated that Kejriwal — the AAP’s nationwide convener — was a “key conspirator” within the excise coverage rip-off case together with different ministers and get together leaders.
Kejriwal was produced within the trial court docket shortly after he withdrew from the Supreme Courtroom his plea towards his arrest by the company.
The ED instructed Decide Baweja that Kejriwal acquired a number of crores of rupees as kickbacks from the ‘South group’ for formulating and implementing the Delhi Excise Coverage 2021-22.
He demanded Rs 100 crore from some accused from the ‘South group’ for contesting the Punjab elections, Further Solicitor Common (ASG) SV Raju, who appeared for the company, instructed the court docket.
The legislation officer stated the cash path confirmed that Rs 45 crore “kickback” used within the Goa elections got here from 4 hawala routes.
He stated the statements of the accused and witnesses have been corroborated by Name Element Data (CDR).
The AAP chief was produced earlier than the court docket round 2 pm amid tight safety on and across the court docket premises.
“Now we have given an software for 10 days’ remand,” ASG Raju instructed the court docket.
He stated the AAP isn’t a person however an organization, and each particular person liable for the conduct of the corporate will probably be held accountable.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who was representing Kejriwal, stated that is the primary time within the historical past of India {that a} sitting chief minister has been arrested.
The ability of arrest isn’t equal to the necessity of arrest and there was no necessity of arresting this man, he stated.
“Please don’t take a look at remand as a routine train… it requires software of serious judicial thoughts… bigger problems with democracy concerned,” Singhvi stated.
Lawyer Vikram Chaudhari, who was additionally representing the Delhi chief minister, instructed the court docket that the “ED has turn into choose, jury and executioner”.
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