***Flash: No bail: Court sends Delhi CM to six-day custody till March 28

A DELHI court on Friday remanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to six days custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till March 28 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy case.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested Kejriwal on Thursday in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor scam case. The AAP Chief was produced before the court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja.

Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Vikram Chaudhari and Ramesh Gupta along with Advocates Rajat Bharadwaj, Mudit Jain and Mohd Irshad appeared for Kejriwal.

ASG SV Raju and Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain appeared for the probe agency.

The ED on Friday sought a 10-day custody of Kejriwal. The agency accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its ministers of accepting over ₹100 crores in bribes from liquor contractors nearly two years ago.

The ED on Friday told the Rouse Avenue Court that AAP benefitted from Delhi liquor policy and used Rs 45 crore from that for the Goa elections.

“As Convenor of AAP, Kejriwal named the accused on behalf of the party and arrested", ED said.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi opposed the remand plea and submitted that the agency needs to show the necessity to arrest. Singhvi argued that the power of arrest and the necessity of arrest are two different things.

While entering the court complex Kejriwal told reporters " My life is dedicated to the country whether I am inside or outside the prison."

AAP has denied the corruption accusations claiming they were fabricated. The party said Kejriwal will continue to be Delhi’s chief minister while it fights the accusations in court.

High voltage drama unfolded on Thursday late night when the ED arrested Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case linked to a money laundering case.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities and money laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise policy case 2022, which was later scrapped.