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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that Vijay Nair, the accused in the Excise Policy Case, did not report to him but AAP minister Atishi, the Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court on Monday.
The Rouse Avenue Court has sent Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15.
Accusing Kejriwal of not cooperating in the investigation of the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for ED, told the court, “Arvind Kejriwal’s conduct has been totally non-cooperative and he has tried to mislead the interrogation. He said Vijay Nair does not report to me but to Atishi. Kejriwal is not sharing the password for his phone.”
The central probe agency also said, “He did not reveal the password for digital devices… His conduct was totally non-cooperative. He is not giving his phone and deliberately misleading the investigation by giving evasive replies.”
Kejriwal to be sent to Tihar
The ED did not seek additional custody of the chief minister following which the court sent him to jail till April 15.
His wife Sunita Kejriwal will be allowed to visit Arvind Kejriwal along with AAP ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj before he is shifted to Tihar jail.
The central agency, which is probing the excise policy case, however, said that it might need custody his custody in the future.
Kejriwal makes a number of requests
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More ShortsAt the court hearing today, Kejriwal’s lawyers moved a plea to allow him to read the Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita and a book called How Prime Ministers Decide.
The lawyer has also sought permission for a special diet and consumption of medicines in view of his ailing health.