New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said.
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The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to Kejriwal from any coercive action by the agency.
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Soon after the high court order, an ED team reached his residence and carried out searches. Subsequently, he was arrested, officials said.
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Kejriwal has already moved the Supreme Court against the HC’s order.
PTI