Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED on alleged excise policy scam charges.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges related to an alleged excise policy scam. The ED accused Kejriwal of being involved in a conspiracy to provide excessive profit margins to private companies through the scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. This marks the first time a sitting Chief Minister has been arrested in such a case. The arrest came after the Delhi High Court refused to grant Kejriwal protection from any coercive action by the agency, and Kejriwal's name has been mentioned multiple times in the charge sheets filed by the ED. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the BJP of attempting to humiliate Kejriwal and has accused the ED of attempting to silence him before elections.