CBI files chargesheet against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & others in connection with excise policy case

By Sunita Iyer | First Published Jul 29, 2024, 10:47 AM IST

The CBI on Monday filed a chargesheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in Rouse Avenue Court in connection with Excise policy case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed its chargesheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other accused before the Rouse Avenue Court. This supplementary chargesheet pertains to the ongoing investigation into the alleged excise policy scam.

This update follows the recent extension of Kejriwal's judicial custody until August 8 by the Rouse Avenue Court. The court also extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha in relation to a money laundering case associated with the liquor policy scandal.

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Monday's development came a day after Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal urged the people of Haryana to avenge the "insult" of jailing her husband in a "false" case by ensuring the party's win in the upcoming Assembly election.

She claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "jealous" of Arvind Kejriwal for the work he has done for AAP-ruled Delhi and Punjab.

In June of this year, the CBI arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the liquor policy 'scam' after the court permitted the agency to interrogate him. The CBI has accused Kejriwal of being "one of the primary conspirators" in the case, noting that Vijay Nair, the former media in-charge of AAP and a close associate of Kejriwal, was allegedly in contact with multiple liquor producers and traders.

The agency also informed the Delhi court that Nair supposedly solicited undue benefits to include favorable provisions for AAP in the excise policy since March 2021. Additionally, the CBI claimed that the Cabinet led by Kejriwal retroactively approved decisions made by former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia regarding the liquor policy. According to the chargesheet, the AAP chief facilitated an increase in the profit margin for liquor wholesalers to 12 percent without any justification.

"Arvind Kejriwal is part of the conspiracy in the liquor scam. All Delhi government decisions were taken only as per his directions," the CBI previously told the court.

The central agency also alleged that Rs 44.45 crore was transferred via 'hawala channels' to Goa between June 2021 and January 2022. According to the chargesheet, these funds were utilized in AAP's assembly election campaign.

This amount was part of the Rs 100 crore in bribes allegedly received by the party. On March 21 of this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kejriwal in connection with the liquor policy scam following raids at his residence.

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