Delhi Chief Minister Arrested Over Alleged Liquor License Corruption
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FILE - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, center, celebrates a Aam Aadmi Party victory in New Delhi, India, Feb. 11, 2020. Kejriwal was arrested March 21, 2024, by the country’s financial crime agency, accused of accepting bribes from liquor contractors.
Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi and a longtime anti-corruption advocate in India, was arrested Thursday by the country’s financial crime agency, accused of accepting $12 million in bribes from liquor contractors when allocating liquor licenses.
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