Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal

[7] Kejriwal was questioned for three days and arrested on 26 June 2024 by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Tihar Jail and subsequently was sent to judicial custody till 12 July.

[14] Kejriwal and his allies had been accused by political rivals, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of selling liquor licences and receiving kickbacks from private vendors.

The ED had alleged that it had evidence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) receiving millions of dollars from a liquor group.

[15] Several high-ranking members of the AAP had previously been arrested in connection with the scam, including the then Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia in March 2023.

[29][30][31][32][33] On 10 May, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail on the case till 1 June 2024 in view of campaigning for 2024 Indian general election.

[7] Kejriwal was questioned for 3 days and arrested on 26 June 2024 by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Tihar Jail and subsequently was sent to judicial custody till 12 July.

Rahul Gandhi, for instance, described the central government's actions as those of a "scared dictator" aiming to create a "dead democracy".