Delhi Court Sends CM Arvind Kejriwal to Judicial Custody Till June 5

New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court has remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till June 5, in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the liquor policy case. This comes minute after the Delhi CM surrendered before the Tihar Jail authorities after his 21-day interim bail ended.

To recall, the Enforcement Directorate had moved an application seeking extension of his judicial custody for fourteen days after Arvind Kejriwal came out on interim bail on May 20. Arvind Kejriwal’s counsels, Rishikesh Kumar and Vivek Jain opposed the application saying his arrest in the case has been challenged before the Supreme Court.

The court, however, extended his custody till June 5.

Arvind Kejriwal Surrenders To Tihar Jail:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday surrendered at the Tihar jail here after his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in the excise policy-linked money laundering case ended on June 1.

He was granted the relief for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections.

Before surrendering, Kejriwal paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat, offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place and addressed AAP leaders and workers at the party office.

During his address, Kejriwal said, “I am going back to jail not because I was involved in corruption but because I raised voice against dictatorship,” he said.

“I was given a 21-day (relief) by the Supreme Court. These 21 days were unforgettable. I did not waste even a minute. I campaigned for saving the country. The AAP is not important, it is secondary. The country comes first,” he said.

Kejriwal also asserted that all exit polls predicting a third term for the BJP-led NDA at the Centre were “fake”.

Exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain power for a third straight term, with the NDA expected to win a big majority in the polls.