Arvind Kejriwal has been remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate for seven days

Arvind Kejriwal has became the first sitting Chief Minister to be arrested by any agency,  – the Chief Minister of Delhi has been arrested in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam but he has denied all charges made against him. He is been sent for 7 days custody till March 28. The order was passed by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court late Friday ,  few hours after the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  withdrew a Supreme Court plea filed  challenging his arrest in the alleged liquor policy scam case. todayThe central agency had asked for the  custody of Mr Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister Delhi for period of 10 days, stating that it needed time to complete the  investigation in this matter and confront the with other  accused arrested  in the liquor policy scam case.

In today’s hearing, the agency called Mr Arvind Kejriwal the “kingpin” and “key conspirator” in the alleged liquor policy scam, and in there  claim seen by many as contradictory, they  also called him the “middleman” between the ‘south group’ and other accused in the scam, including ex-Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who was arrested last year in the scam.

The Enforcement Department directly accused Arvind Kejriwal  as “He was directly involved in implementation of the policy, and giving favour to the south group. He demanded kickbacks in exchange for favours this is corroborated by statements,” Additional Solicitor-General SV Raju, argued for the Enforcement Directorate,

The Enforcement Department claimed ₹ 45 crore of the kickbacks were used to fund the AAP’s Goa and Punjab elections in 2022. Total proceeds of the alleged Liquor Policy scam, the agency said, scam have exceeded to the tune of Rs 600 crore; this also includes Rs 100 crore allegedly paid by the ‘South Group’.

Mr Arvind Kejriwal is the first sitting Chief Minister to be arrested by any central agency , he had spent the night at the agency’s office where he has denied all charges.  The supporters of AAP have raised serious questions on working of central government and charges ruling government of  misusing the central agencies they also have raised questions that the ED has yet to recover any of the alleged cash in alleged Liquor Policy Scam.