The Delhi High Court will hear on Wednesday Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy.
In his plea, Arvind Kejriwal has challenged his custody and also sought interim relief. The matter is listed before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma and will be taken up after 10:30 AM.
In opposition to the petition filed by the AAP leader challenging his arrest by the agency in the money laundering case related to the “scam,” the Enforcement Directorate (ED) asserted that the political party, which was identified as the “major beneficiary” of the proceeds of the crime, had allegedly committed the offence through Kejriwal.
The AAP has committed the offence of money laundering through Kejriwal and the offences thus are covered by section 70, PMLA 2002, said the response.
The ED on Tuesday levelled fresh allegations of corruption against the AAP, saying a former Delhi Jal Board chief engineer had “transferred” ₹2 crore of bribe money to his colleagues in the department and the ruling party in Delhi as election funds.
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