CBI Questions Arvind Kejriwal in Liquorgate Probe, Likely To Be Produced Before Trial Court Today

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the liquorgate investigation at the Tihar Jail in the national capital. According to the reports, the CBI examined Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail and recorded his statement related to the Delhi Excise Policy Scam case. Not only this, the CBI has also been granted permission for Arvind Kejriwal’s production before the concerned trial court tomorrow. Following the permission, Kejriwal is likely to be presented before the court on June 26 by the central agency.

According to sources, the CBI has not arrested Delhi CM Kejriwal as of now.

The probe agency, CBI has also clarified that Arvind Kejriwal has not been arrested. The statement has come up amid the ongoing speculation regarding his arrest by the central agency amid the investigation into the Delhi excise policy case.

Arvind Kejriwal Was Arrested in March by ED

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener, Arvind Kejriwal has been in Tihar Jail since March after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of money laundering pertaining to the Delhi Excise Policy case.

Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court allowed the Enforcement Directorate's plea to stay the trial court's bail order for Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor policy excise scam.

The Delhi High Court said the trial court’s order “reflects perversity” and held that the lower court did not “appropriately appreciate” the material placed before it by the Enforcement Directorate.

The bench of justice Sudhir Kumar Jain stayed bail order granted by the trial court on June 20. The bench had reserved the order on June 21 after the agency challenged the trial court's decision, which has been put on hold until the ruling.

Kejriwal later appealed to the Supreme Court against the high court's interim stay order on Saturday. The Supreme Court postponed hearing on Kejriwal's plea, stating that it preferred to wait for the high court's decision on the matter.