Arvind Kejriwal bail: CBI calls Delhi CM 'sutradhaar' of excise policy case
CBI) on Monday called Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the 'sutradhar' of the excise policy case, during the hearing of the bail plea of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo in the Delhi High Court.
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Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who is hearing the case, had reserved the verdict on Kejriwal's bail and also the plea challenging his arrest.
Earlier today, the CBI also filed its final chargesheet against Kejriwal. The CBI informed the same to the Delhi High Court and claimed that Arvind Kejriwal is the central figure or «sutradhar» in the excise policy scam.
In the hearing, the agency counsel stated that Arvind Kejriwal, as the head of the cabinet, signed the excise policy, circulated it to his colleagues, and received their signatures within a single day. This occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CBI counsel further submitted that C. Aravind, an IAS officer under Manish Sisodia, testified that Vijay Nair brought a copy of the excise policy to be entered into the computer, and Arvind Kejriwal was present at that time. This, according to the CBI, indicates Kejriwal's direct involvement in the matter.
The CBI arrested Kejriwal on June 26 from Tihar jail, where he was already in judicial custody until July 3 in a money-laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
It is to be noted that the Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court had
