THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, March 28: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody with the Enforcement Directorate was extended by four days, until April 1, by the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi on Thursday. Kejriwal will be presented in court at 11:30 am on April 1.
The ED, on the other hand, requested a seven-day extension of Kejriwal’s custody for further questioning in the money laundering case linked to Delhi liquor scam.
Kejriwal not cooperating with probe: ED
In court, the Enforcement Directorate stated that Arvind Kejriwal was not cooperating them with their investigation.
“Kejriwal has not disclosed the password of the mobile phone recovered from him. If he does not cooperate, we will have to open it (technically). Therefore, we need further remand. He is not cooperating. He is not answering the questions directly,” ED stated in court.
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The ED also claimed to possess evidence indicating that Arvind Kejriwal solicited a bribe amounting to Rs 100 crore.
Kejriwal claims case is a scam
The Delhi Chief Minister stated that he was not opposing the ED’s request for remand. He mentioned that the ED could detain him for as long as necessary but emphasized that the case was a scam. He added that the probe agency was attempting to ensnare him in the Delhi liquor policy case.
“The ED had two objectives. One is to crush AAP, and the second is to create a smokescreen and run an extortion racket behind it through which they are collecting money,” Kejriwal stated.
In relation to the purported Delhi Liquor scam case, Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21.
