Delhi Excise Policy Case: Kejriwal, Kavitha, Sisodia Judicial Custody Extended

On Thursday, a Delhi court extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged excise policy scam.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal’s custody in the money laundering case, being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), till July 31. His judicial custody in the corruption case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was extended till August 8.

The judge also extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, and other accused till July 31 in the money laundering case. The accused were produced before the court through video conference.

The Supreme Court had earlier granted interim bail to Kejriwal in the ED case, but he remains in Tihar Jail as he has not furnished the bail bond. Kejriwal is in judicial custody in the CBI case.

The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government’s now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22. It is alleged that the policy allowed cartelization and favored certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes, a charge repeatedly refuted by the AAP.