Kailash Gahlot, the minister of Delhi, was asked by the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday to appear in court on a money-laundering case related to the now-canceled excise policy for the nation’s capital. He showed up at the ED office on Saturday after receiving a summons from the federal organization.
Kailash Gahlot: The Interrogation Following The PMLA
In this case, the federal agency detained 49-year-old Kailash Gahlot, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member from Najafgarh who is the minister of law, home, and transportation in the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
According to sources cited by PTI, Gahlot has been invited to come in for interrogation in the matter and have his statement recorded following the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
In addition to being a member of the group of ministers responsible for the policy, Kailah Gahlot’s name came up in the high-profile case since AAP leader Vijay Nair was residing in the bungalow that was assigned to him at Civil Lines. According to the ED, Vijay Nair, who was in charge of AAP communications during the formulation of the policy, was lodging close to the chief minister’s house. According to official records, Kailash Gahlo owned the house.
Money Laundering During Excise Policy 2021–22
The lawsuit concerns suspected money laundering and corruption during the development and implementation of the excise policy for 2021–2022 by the Delhi government, which was subsequently abandoned. AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are being held in judicial custody after being arrested by the ED earlier in the case.
On March 21, Arvind Kejriwal was taken into custody in relation to a money laundering case that may have been related to excise laws. The detention of Delhi CM by the ED was prolonged by four days, or until April 1, by the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi. The AAP chief was to be placed under seven days of prison, according to the probing agency, but Special Judge Kaveri Baweja ordered that he appear in court on April 1 at 11 a.m.
Minister Atishi Comments On Kejriwal’s Arrest
Minister for Delhi Atishi claimed on Friday that when the ED’s attorney brought up the necessity to obtain the chief minister of Delhi’s phone password during the remand hearing, the agency unintentionally disclosed why Arvind Kejriwal was detained.
She noted that the ED had previously claimed that they couldn’t find Arvind Kejriwal’s phone during the creation and execution of the liquor policy.
She asserted that the BJP was requesting the password, not the ED. Further, she said that to obtain information regarding the AAP’s Lok Sabha election plan, the investigating team required access to Kejriwal’s phone.
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