In the latest development in the Delhi excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a new chargesheet with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as accused number 37 out of a total of 38 conspirators. The new chargesheet has been filed regarding the charges of money laundering which stemmed from the Delhi Excise policy case.
Moreover, the chargesheet also mentions Kejriwal as the kingpin and the key conspirator. According to the chargesheet, he was aware of and involved in the use of bribe money in the Goa elections. The details of the WhatsApp chat between Arvind Kejriwal and accused Vinod Chauhan were mentioned in the chargesheet of ED.
It is alleged that K Kavitha’s PA had sent over Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through Vinod during the Goa elections. It is clear from the chat that Vinod Chauhan had good relations with Arvind Kejriwal.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for July 15 the Enforcement Directorate’s plea challenging bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. The high court had earlier stayed the trial court’s June 20 order by which Kejriwal was granted bail in the case.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who was scheduled to hear the plea, was informed by the counsel for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that they were served with Kejriwal’s reply to their petition only late Tuesday night and the agency requires some time to file a rejoinder.
While the probe agency’s lawyer submitted that the copy of the reply was served to them at 11 PM on Tuesday, Kejriwal’s counsel maintained that it was served to the investigating officer (IO) of the case at 1 PM.
