Money trail worth Rs 450 crore': What ED told court

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'Money trail worth Rs 450 crore': What ED told court while seeking extension of Arvind Kejriwal's remand

The court extended the remand of Arvind Kejriwal and another accused till July 3.

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the remand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam till July 3.

Kejriwal jailed in Tihar No. 2 Jail in connection with excise policy. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him on March 21.

The Supreme Court had on May 10 granted interim bail to Kejriwal for 21 days for campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. He surrendered in Tihar Jail on June 2.


During the hearing on Wednesday, the court sought to know why extension of pre-trial custody was necessary.


The ED lawyer submitted that Vinod Chauhan had received Rs 25 crore from K. Kavitha's personal secretary through Abhishek Boimpalli for the Goa elections, reported ANI.


During the hearing, the investigating officer told the court that the Rs 25 crore was part of a Rs 1,000 crore fund trace. He also added that Rs 45 crore has been traced so far. A fund trail of Rs 450 crore has been traced so far.


The IO also said that Vinod Chauhan is under investigation and is expected to be charged by the end of this month.


During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said everything related to the case ultimately comes down to Kejriwal's role. He also clarified that the allegation that Kejriwal had demanded Rs 100 crore was made by the CBI and not the ED.


Kejriwal's lawyer Vivek Jain, however, opposed the ED's request for extension of remand saying there was no justification for extending his remand and argued that the request was "baseless".


"We are appealing against pre-trial custody." "The arrest has already been challenged. The case is still pending in the Supreme Court," the lawyer said.

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