Highlights: Court sends Delhi CM Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28

ED arrests Delhi CM Kejriwal updates: Catch all the latest developments on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by Enforcement Directorate officials here

2:04 PM

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Delhi CM Kejriwal in PMLA court

Special counsel Zoheb Hossain and ASG SV Raju will appearing on behalf of ED. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi will represent CM Kejriwal.

1:56 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal produced in court amid heavy security

1:47 PM

News update: ED taking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to PMLA court

Arvind Kejriwal's lawyers, Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhary and Ramesh Gupta are present in the PMLA court. The judge has not presided yet.CM Kejriwal will  be produced in the court shortly. 

1:45 PM

Nation works as per law; Kejriwal betrayed the people who supported him: Union minister Giriraj Singh

1:42 PM

Delhi liquor policy case: Here's what Opposition leaders said on Kejriwal's arrest

Soon after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, reactions from political parties started pouring, criticising the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Read what the Opposition leaders said by clicking this link.

1:13 PM

AAP will stand behind him: Punjab CM Mann on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

"You may arrest Arvind Kejriwal but how will you imprison his thinking...Arvind Kejriwal is not an individual but an idea and we stand with our leader like a rock...Inquilab Zindabad," Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann posted in Hindi on X.

 

12:58 PM

Explained: Why was Arvind Kejriwal arrested?

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening in connection to the ongoing Delhi liquor policy case. This comes after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from arrest in the liquor policy case. But what exactly is the Delhi excise policy case, and what are the allegations against Kejriwal and other AAP members? Here is a detailed story on the liquor policy case. 

12:37 PM

Liquor policy scam: What Anna Hazare said on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

"Arvind Kejriwal protested against alcohol consumption with me. I was hurt to see him form a new liquor policy for Delhi. That's how politics works. The law will take its course," social activist Anna Hazare said today.

12:32 PM

Blatant assault on democracy: WB CM Mamata Banerjee on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

"I vehemently condemn the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, the sitting elected Chief Minister of Delhi elected by the people...It's outrageous that while elected opposition CMs are being deliberately targeted and arrested while individuals accused under CBI/ED investigations are allowed to continue their malpractices with impunity, especially after aligning with the BJP. This is a blatant assault on democracy," TMC leader Mamata Banerjee said in a post on X.

12:30 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal withdraws SC petition, to approach lower court for relief

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has withdrawn his plea for relief from Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s actions today and will instead approach a lower court, according to media reports.

12:19 PM

"Should he (Kejriwal) be let off because he is a chief minister and not a common man": BJP on Kejriwal arrest

BJP leader Sambit Patra on Friday stated that politicians used to scratch each other's back to help each other while indulging in scams but this has changed in the last 10 years under the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Should he (Kejriwal) be let off because he is a chief minister and not a common man," he asked, alleging that the Delhi chief minister is a kingpin in the corruption case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

12:02 PM

Timing of how BJP is tackling Opposition is suspicious: Congress leader Priyank Kharge

11:58 AM

Delhi BJP hits out at AAP for protesting against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

The Delhi BJP today criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for protesting against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, stating the party has lost all moral grounds as its leader has been arrested in a "corruption" case. "He himself skipped nine Enforcement Directorate summonses. He will now have to answer the ED because he was involved in corruption that is why he has been arrested," Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said.

11:39 AM

Kejriwal's family has been put under 'house arrest': Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj after detention

Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were lodged in a police bus as officials asked protesters at the ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, to disperse in view of prohibitory orders under section 144 imposed in the area.

11:25 AM

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj detained by police at ITO