New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought an extension of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody after he surrendered on June 2 in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case.
The ED moved the application before special judge Kaveri Baweja at The Rouse Avenue court seeking 14-day judicial custody of Mr. Kejriwal when he surrenders on June 2, claiming that the period of judicial custody granted earlier ends on Monday.
Mr Kejriwal is out on interim bail till June 1 after an order by the Supreme Court, which has directed him to surrender on June 2. The ED, meanwhile, told the court there is sufficient evidence against Mr. Kejriwal and his co-accused, BRS leader K. Kavitha, to put them on trial in the case.
The Central probe agency submitted in support of its supplementary chargesheets filed against both politicians.
The judge will continue hearing the ED’s arguments on the point of taking cognisance of the chargesheets on Tuesday. The judge, meanwhile, also extended till June 2 Ms Kavitha's judicial custody in the money-laundering and corruption cases lodged by the ED and CBI respectively, in connection with the scam.
The excise case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government’s now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.
