Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was issued a fresh summons by the Enforcement Directorate on Sunday in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. This comes a day after a Delhi court granted him bail in two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate for previously skipping summons.
The latest summons, the ninth in the case, requires Kejriwal to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on March 21. The agency has been investigating allegations related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
The court, while granting bail to Kejriwal, directed the Enforcement Directorate to provide documents related to the complaints against him. The offenses in question are bailable, and thus, Kejriwal was admitted to bail.
Earlier complaints had been filed against Kejriwal for failing to appear before the agency despite multiple summonses. The latest complaint focuses on his non-compliance with summons number 4 to 8 issued under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Despite being summoned eight times previously, Kejriwal did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate. In his response to the last summons, he indicated his willingness to provide a statement via video conferencing after March 12.
