Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. Pics/PTI and Satej Shinde
Updated On: 2024-03-21 10:09 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
In Mumbai, as a precautionary measure, the police beefed up security outside the ED in south Mumbai
The AAP workers and Arvind Kejriwal supporters on Thursday night reached the ED office in South Mumbai to protest the arrest of the leader
Several AAP workers and Arvind Kejriwal supporters were detained by the Mumbai Police on Thursday night
AAP workers gathered at the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai for a protest against the arrest of Kejriwal
The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the agency
Arvind Kejriwal is likely to be produced before a court on Friday
The 55-year-old leader's arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Soon after the high court order, an ED team reached his residence and carried out searches. Subsequently, he was arrested, officials said
Officials said the ED would produce the chief minister before a court here on Friday and seek his custody for interrogation
As the ED officials carried out their action inside, additional Delhi Police personnel and Rapid Action Force (RAF) and CRPF teams were deployed around the chief minister's residence
The additional deployment was made as the ED sought extra security measures in anticipation of protests by AAP supporters, sources said
A large number of AAP workers and leaders gathered near the chief minister's residence and shouted slogans against the ED action