The Enforcement Directorate’s action comes hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection from arrest to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case.
Arvind_Kejriwal Live Updates: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate in now scrapped Delhi liquor policy scam case
A 12-member team of the Enforcement Directorate reached Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence with a search warrant in the excise policy case. The Delhi Chief Minister has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. Mr Kejriwal has become the first sitting chief minister to be arrested in the history of Independent India and his party has said he will continue to hold the post.
The Enforcement Directorate’s action comes hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection from arrest to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. The Delhi Chief Minister had challenged the ED summons to him for questioning over alleged money.
He repeatedly refused to appear before the ED, calling the summons by the central agency illegal.
An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team reached CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Delhi on Thursday evening, officials said, shortly after the high court refused to grant him protection.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief had earlier skipped multiple summonses of the agency in the case.
The Delhi Police have imposed Section 144 outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, banning large gatherings. Aam Aadmi Party workers are protesting outside his house against the Enforcement Directorate’s action.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrested by ED
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