Timeline On Delhi Excise Policy Case Events - Here's Everything You Need To Know

Following is the chronology of events in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case in which the Delhi High Court upheld the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday:

November 2021: Delhi government introduces a new excise policy. July 2022: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommends a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the policy.

August 2022: CBI and ED register cases in connection with alleged irregularities. September 2022: Delhi government scraps the excise policy.

October 30, 2023: ED sends first summons to Kejriwal in the money laundering case for appearance on November 2.

December 2023: ED issues two more summonses to Kejriwal for questioning on December 21 and January 3.

January 2023: Two more summonses are sent to Kejriwal by ED for January 18 and February 2. February 3, 2024: ED files complaint against Kejriwal before a magisterial court for skipping the summonses.

February 7, 2024 : Magisterial court summons Kejriwal on the ED complaint.

February 2024: ED issued summonses for appearance of Kejriwal on February 19, February 26 and March 4.

March 7, 2024: Magisterial court issues summons to Kejriwal on ED's fresh complaint against him for evading summonses.

March 15, 2024: Sessions court refuses to stay proceedings against Kejriwal for skipping summons.

March 16, 2024: Magisterial court grants bail to Kejriwal in ED's complaints against him for skipping summons after he appears before it.

March 21, 2024: HC refuses to grant protection from arrest to Kejriwal on his petition challenging the summonses issued to him. ED arrests Kejriwal soon after.

March 23, 2024: Kejriwal moves HC challenging his arrest by ED and the trial court order remanding him in agency's custody.

April 9, 2024: HC dismisses Kejriwal's petition against arrest by ED.