Subhechcha Ganguly 
Following the expiration of his Enforcement Directorate (ED) detention, Arvind Kejriwal was placed in judicial custody and is currently being held at Tihar jail.In relation to the excise policy issue, a Delhi court on Monday prolonged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till April 23.Kejriwal used a video conference to appear in court. The co-accused K Kavitha’s judicial detention has also been extended until April 23, the court observed.
The 55-year-old convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party is now being held in Tihar jail following his transfer from Enforcement Directorate (ED) confinement to judicial custody. The ED detained Kejriwal on the evening of March 21 after the high court declined to shield him from the federal government’s use of coercion.
The Supreme Court had earlier in the day requested an answer from the ED over a plea that Kejriwal had submitted contesting his arrest. The ED was instructed to respond by April 24 by the top court panel of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, who also announced that the case would be heard the week of April 29. The Delhi High Court affirmed the AAP convenor’s arrest on April 9, stating that Kejriwal had ignored nine summonses and had not to cooperate with the investigation, leaving the agency with “little” options.
The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had filed a plea against his arrest by the ED and subsequent remand in the federal agency’s custody, but the court had dismissed it.
