Today, on 16th May, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, concerning the Delhi excise policy case. The chargesheet implicates the party and Kejriwal in alleged irregularities and corruption related to the policy. This development marks a significant escalation in the investigation.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently lodged a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) at the Rouse Avenue Court, formally implicating Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy. This marks the eighth prosecution complaint filed in the ongoing case.
Earlier, on May 10, the ED submitted the seventh prosecution complaint, naming K Kavitha, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and four others as accused individuals.
Arvind Kejriwal apprehended by the ED on March 21 and subsequently held at Tihar jail. However, he was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court until June 1 to facilitate his participation in the Lok Sabha elections campaign for the AAP.
Kavitha, too, arrested by the ED on March 15 in Hyderabad, following allegations of her involvement in the money laundering case.
The ED’s investigation into money laundering based on a case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2022, prompted by a complaint filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.
The allegations suggest that AAP leaders, including Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, conspired to exploit loopholes in the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 to benefit certain liquor sellers. According to the CBI and ED, individuals or groups from South India profited from this scheme, and a portion of their illicit gains allegedly used to support the AAP’s campaign during the Goa assembly elections.
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Furthermore, the ED conducting a separate investigation into the money laundering allegations associated with this case.