ED Lodges Fresh Complaint Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal For Skipping Summons

The court has scheduled the hearing for this matter on March 16. Arvind Kejriwal, aged 55, has contested the legality of all eight summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

File photo of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal

Source : PTI

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has lodged a fresh complaint before a Delhi court, seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly evading its summonses during a money laundering inquiry, official sources disclosed on Wednesday.

The latest complaint pertains to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal failing to comply with summonses numbered 4 to 8, according to officials. The court of ACMM Divya Malhotra has scheduled the matter for hearing on Thursday.

Previously, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had approached a local court seeking Kejriwal's prosecution for his non-appearance in response to the first three summonses issued to him in connection with the money laundering investigation linked to the Delhi excise policy, as per PTI.

The court Scheduled The Hearing For This Matter On March 16

The court has scheduled the hearing for this matter on March 16. Arvind Kejriwal, aged 55, has contested the legality of all eight summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), stating they are illegal. He has informed the federal agency that he is willing to be questioned via video conferencing after March 12, reported PTI.

Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as conveyed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), expressed readiness to respond to the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He requested a date for appearance after March 12, in response to the eighth summons received last week. The summons are part of the ongoing money laundering probe connected to purported irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case.

The ED has lodged a fresh complaint under Section 174 IPC (non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant) along with Section 63(4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which pertains to intentional disobedience of any direction, among other relevant sections of the law.