Supreme Court To Hear Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge Against Arrest Today
NDTV
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy.
With less than six weeks to go for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition against his arrest by Enforcement Directorate will come up in the Supreme Court today. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was arrested on March 21 in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy.
This comes after the Delhi High Court denied relief to Mr Kejriwal on Tuesday. Rejecting his petition, the high court said the central probe agency had submitted material to suggest that he had allegedly conspired to formulate the policy and was involved in demanding claimed kickbacks of Rs 100 crore.
The day after the verdict, the AAP leader approached the Supreme Court for relief. However, he could not get an urgent hearing. Then, the court was closed for Eid and the weekend. Today, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the Chief Minister's petition around 10.30 am.
