In a big relief for former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader in two cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him
for skipping the agency’s summons in the excise policy case.
The ED had alleged that Kejriwal and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan deliberately ignored repeated summons to join the investigation. The Rouse Avenue Court granted relief to both leaders.
The agency moved the court in February 2024 against Kejriwal for his non-compliance with the summons issued by the agency under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED alleged that Kejriwal chose not to appear before the central agency despite five summons being issued to him on different dates in connection with the probe into the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Kejriwal was arrested by the ED and the CBI on March 21 and June 26, 2024, respectively, in connection with the money laundering and corruption cases involving the now-scrapped 2020 liquor excise policy scheme, over allegations that a sum of Rs 100 crore was paid by an alleged lobby to influence the formulation.
