Arvind Kejriwal To Be Arrested? Check Timeline Of Delhi Liquor Scam Case

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed there are apprehensions that the Enforcement Directorate will arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 2 after questioning him in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

"There are reports that Kejriwal will be arrested on November 2. If he is arrested, it won't be because of corruption (charges) but because he has spoken against the BJP," she said.

The ruling party in Delhi also alleged that the BJP was trying to finish it off by putting its top leaders behind bars.

Here's the timeline of the case:

November 17 2021: The AAP government in Delhi implements a new liquor policy.

July 8, 2022: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar of Delhi submitted a report regarding alleged irregularities in the execution of the excise policy 2021-22 to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

July 31, 2022: The Delhi Government withdraws the policy after the Opposition accused the Kejriwal government of promoting 'liquor culture'.

August 17, 2022: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) files a case against 15 individuals, including former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, pertaining to various irregularities linked to both the formulation and execution of the policy. Two days later, the central agency raids the minister's house.

August 22, 2022: Also, the Enforcement Directorate registers a separate money laundering case.

October 17, 2022: The CBI quizzes Sisodia for eight hours.

November 25, 2022: The investigating agency files a charge sheet against seven accused in the case.

February 26, 2022: Sisodia arrested by the CBI.

February 27, 2022: The CBI gets five-day custody of Manish Sisodia for questioning.

February 28, 2022: Sisodia files a petition in the Supreme Court challenging and the apex court rejects his bail application. On that very day, both he and his jailed minister, Satyendar Jain, tendered their resignations from the Delhi cabinet.

March 4, 2022: Sisodia's custody extended till March 6.

March 9, 2022: Following a second round of questioning, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrests Sisodia.

October 4, 2023: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducts searches at the residence of AAP leader Sanjay Singh, subsequently extending the searches to his associates' premises. Following an extensive day-long interrogation by ED officials at his Delhi residence, Singh is taken into custody.

October 30, 2023: Arvind Kejriwal is summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning and he is scheduled to appear before the agency on November 2.