Arvind Kejriwal Sent To Judicial Custody Till 15 April In Liquor Policy Case As ED Accused Him Of Not Cooperating, Not Sharing Passwords

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday (1 April) sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till 15 April in the liquor policy case after his Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand ended today.

Representing ED, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju cited Senthil Balaji's case to seek custody and claimed that Kejriwal's conduct has been non-cooperative and he is giving evasive replies, LiveLaw reported.

He added that Kejriwal did not share passwords of his digital devices. Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order extending judicial custody.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal sought permission to have a special diet, medicines, books including Bhagwad Gita and Ramayana and religious locket which he is wearing, while being in judicial custody.

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on 21 March after he skipped nine summons issued by the agency. He was then sent to ED custody till 28 March, which was further extended to 1 April.

The agency has claimed Kejriwal was the middleman between the 'south group' and other accused, including ex-Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (arrested last year) and AAP officer Vijay Nair.

According to the agency, the total proceeds of the alleged scam exceeded Rs 600 crore, including Rs 100 crore allegedly paid by the 'south group'.

The South Group, the agency has claimed, includes Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, who is in judicial custody till 9 April for conspiring with the top leaders of AAP for the now scrapped policy.