Arvind Kejriwal arrested: Delhi CM 4th high profile person to be held in excise policy scam case | The list

The Enforcement Directorate on 21 March arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case.

Before this, three big leaders – two AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and BRS MP K Kavitha – have been arrested.

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Altogether 14 people have been arrested in the case so far, including AAP's Satyendar Jain.

After another probing agency, Central Bureau of Investigation filed the chargesheet against seven accused on 25 November 2022, Gurugram-based businessman Amit Arora was arrested by ED on 30 November 2022.

In September 2022, AAP communications head Vijay Nair was arrested by CBI. On 6 January 2023, the ED named 12 accused related to the case in their chargesheet while, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was held by ED in March 2023. 

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In October 2023, AAP leader Sanjay Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, while ED arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha on 16 March.

Earlier in the evening, the central probing agency sent a team to Kejriwal's residence for questioning in the excise policy case. The following action by the ED took place after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case 

Meanwhile, arrested Delhi CM Kejriwal will be produced before a special PMLA court on Friday. The ED will seek his custody for interrogation, say officials.

According to details, there are two cases – one by CBI and another by ED on alleged money laundering – have been registered in the excise policy case.

After Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar in July 2022 submitted a report to Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena, alleging procedural lapses in the