Arvind Kejriwal key conspirator in liquor scam, demanded ₹100 crore from South group: ED tells court

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, told the court that the ED has shown a pattern — they arrest an accused, oppose bail till he turns approver, and agrees to testify against Kejriwal. He said general omnibus money laundering allegations are not enough for the arrest unless the money trail leads directly to Kejriwal. The court should not grant remand as a matter of routine, there must be some application of mind, he added.

Kejriwal was produced in the trial court shortly after he withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea against arrest by the ED in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. Kejriwal's counsel said he would contest the remand proceedings before the trial court and then come back to the apex court with another petition.