Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till August 20 in excise policy case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi court on Thursday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till August 20 in a case registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) in the excise policy case.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, overseeing the case, approved the extension after Kejriwal appeared via video conference.

The judge sent Kejriwal to judicial custody in June, saying his name had surfaced as one of the “main conspirators” and the investigation was still in progress. The judge also noted the CBI’s apprehension, which claimed that Kejriwal may influence the witnesses in the case.

The agency charged the CM as “one of the primary conspirators” in the case and alleged that ex-media in-charge of AAP and a close aide of Kejriwal, Vijay Nair, was in touch with liquor traders.