DELHI LIQUOR POLICY SCAM: KEJRIWAL, KAVITHA, AND SINGH’S EXTENDED CUSTODY

The Delhi Liquor Policy Scam has taken a significant turn as a Delhi court extends the judicial custody of prominent figures Arvind Kejriwal, K Kavitha, and Chanpreet Singh until May 7. This extension comes in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-defunct Delhi liquor policy. Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), K Kavitha, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and Chanpreet Singh, alleged AAP fund manager for Goa elections, are all implicated in this case.

The decision to extend their custody was made by the Rouse Avenue court, which also prolonged Kavitha’s judicial custody until May 7 in a separate case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the same defunct policy. All three defendants were virtually presented before the court for these proceedings.

Kejriwal’s health concerns were addressed in court as he sought daily medical consultation with his doctor, which was denied. Instead, the court instructed Tihar jail officials to ensure essential medical care and special consultations, if needed, through a medical board led by the AIIMS director. Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 followed the Delhi High Court’s refusal to grant him protection from coercive action by the central agency.

K Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, remains in judicial custody, embroiled in cases filed by both the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI. The CBI apprehended her from Tihar Jail, where she was detained following her arrest by the ED in a money laundering case.

In another development, Chanpreet Singh, alleged fund manager for AAP’s funds during the Goa assembly elections in 2022, was arrested by the ED. His arrest is connected to funds obtained through alleged bribes in the Delhi liquor policy case.