Delhi court extends custodial remand of Arvind Kejriwal till April 1 in excise policy case

New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended the custodial remand of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by four more days in a money laundering case related to Excise Policy.

ED, while seeking further remand, submitted that data on 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 a search at Arvind Kejriwal's premises on March 21, 2024 (belonging to the arrestee himself) is yet to be extracted as the arrestee has sought time to provide password/login credentials after consulting with his lawyers. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended the ED remand period until April 1, 2024.

While seeking custodial remand, ED said that statements of 3 other persons relevant to the arrestee have also been taken during the remand period. During the ED Custody period, C. Arvind, PS to then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who was handed over the draft GoM report 2021-22 at the residence of Arvind Kejriwal and in his presence, was confronted with him.

A statement of one of the candidates for the AAP of Goa elections in 2022 is also recorded during this period. He has revealed that he did not have any money and his election expenditure (all expenses for rallies was taken care of by AAP Office Delhi only through their associates.

Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in relation to the excise policy case.