New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Kejriwal was produced in the court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja after his Enforcement Directorate custody came to an end.
The ED had sought 15-day judicial custody of Kejriwal, saying he was “totally uncooperative”.
AAP Ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Mr. Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal were present in court.
ED arrested Kejriwal in connection with the case. The next day, Special Judge Baweja remanded him in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till March 28. Following this, the court allowed the ED’s plea requesting extension of his custodial interrogation by four days till April 1.
In its remand application, the probe agency has accused the AAP leader of “being involved in the entire conspiracy of Delhi liquor scam, in drafting and implementation of the policy, for favouring and benefiting the quid pro receiving kickbacks and eventually using part of proceeds of crime generated out of the scheduled offence in the election campaign for Goa Assembly elections”.