ED Issues 9th Summon To Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

NEW DELHI: A day subsequent to a Delhi court granting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal bail on Saturday in response to two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate for evading summons, fresh summonses were issued by the Enforcement Directorate on Sunday.

In the ninth summons, the investigative agency has summoned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to appear before it on March 21, pertaining to a money laundering case associated with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

During Saturday’s court proceedings, the Enforcement Directorate was instructed to furnish documents related to the complaints against Kejriwal. The court, stating that the offense was bailable, granted bail to Kejriwal.

Previously, the Enforcement Directorate had filed two complaints before the magisterial court, seeking prosecution of Kejriwal for ignoring multiple summonses issued to him in the case.

The latest complaint revolves around the AAP national convenor failing to comply with summonses numbered 4 to 8 sent by the federal probe agency under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

It’s worth noting that the Enforcement Directorate has summoned him eight times, all of which Kejriwal has disregarded. In response to his last summons, Kejriwal informed the federal agency officials that they could record his statement via video conferencing after March 12.