The PMLA court has extended the judicial custody of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till April 1. After the remand of four days, he has been ordered to be produced in the court at 11:30 hours on April 1.
After judicial custody for six days from March 23, ED again sought the remand of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for further interrogation. The officials of the domestic investigative agency stated that they also needed to interrogate linked people in Goa and that the CM was not cooperating in the investigation.
Excise Case: Delhi Court extends ED remand of Arvind Kejriwal till April 1
ED while seeking remand stated that Data in one mobile phone (belonging to the arrestee’s wife) has been extracted and is being analyzed. However, data from the other 4 digital devices seized during… pic.twitter.com/OB565de53Y
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Arvind Kejriwal has labeled big allegations on ED in the PMLA court stating that the statements of the witnesses have been molded under the influence of ED against him. However, he also added that they treated him well during interrogation.
On the contrary, the ASG said in the court that the chief minister was not cooperating with pieces of evidence and not answering many important questions.
Delhi CM said that the liquor scam accusations have been hammered on him for political conspiracy, to tarnish the image of the Aam Admi Party. The objective is to break the party.
Commenting over not providing the mobile phone’s password he said he is ready to cooperate with the ED but not as they want. Over the extension of the remand, the chief minister has no objection as per his statement in the court.
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Raising concerns over Arvind’s health, his wife Sunita Kejriwal mentioned yesterday that it has been deteriorating and his sugar level is low.
Arvind Kejriwal was summoned nine times by the ED over the Delhi liquor policy scam before being arrested after the tenth summon on March 21.