Extension Linked to Scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, Money Laundering Case; Kejriwal’s Health Concerns Addressed Amidst Legal Proceedings
On Tuesday, a Delhi court decided to extend the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, and Chanpreet Singh, alleged fund manager for Aam Aadmi Party’s Goa elections, until May 7. This extension is related to the money laundering case associated with the now revoked Delhi excise policy. The Rouse Avenue court also prolonged Kavitha’s judicial custody until May 7 in the CBI case concerning the same annulled policy. All three accused were brought before the court via virtual conference.
The court’s decision followed its rejection of Aam Aadmi Party convenor Kejriwal’s plea for daily 15-minute medical consultations with his doctor in the presence of his wife, Sunita Kejriwal. The Delhi court directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide necessary medical treatment, and if specialized consultation is required, they shall consult a medical board constituted by the AIIMS director, comprising an endocrinologist and a diabetologist.
Kejriwal’s blood sugar level spiked on Monday evening, leading to the administration of a “low dose” of insulin, according to Tihar jail officials. The AAP welcomed this news on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, attributing the development to the blessings of the deity. Kejriwal received two units of low-dose insulin on Monday evening based on the advice of AIIMS doctors.
Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from coercive action by the central agency.
Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, is in judicial custody in both cases filed by the ED and the CBI. The CBI arrested the Telangana MLC from Tihar Jail, where she was lodged after her arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to the alleged scam.
Meanwhile, the ED arrested Chanpreet Singh, the individual allegedly managing Aam Aadmi Party’s funds for the Goa assembly elections in 2022, procured through alleged bribes in the Delhi excise policy.
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