Sources: ED raids at Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary and AAP leaders

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at nearly 10 locations, including the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary, among others connected to the Aam Aadmi Party.

Sources say that the agency is conducting these raids as a part of its investigation into money laundering. At the Delhi home of AAP MP ND Gupta, an ED raid is reportedly in progress. Awaiting further information about Tuesday’s raids.

These raids occur concurrently with the agency’s filing in a Delhi court against Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the AAP, for failing to appear at its summons in a matter related to the Excise policy case for the fifth time. On February 3, the Enforcement Department (ED) filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Rouse Avenue Court, citing his noncompliance with the agency’s summons in connection with the money laundering case pertaining to the Delhi liquor policy.

The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Divya Malhotra, after hearing the submissions on Saturday, fixed February 7 for the remaining submissions and consideration of the fresh complaint filed by the agency.

ED on February 3 filed a fresh complaint case under Section 190 (1)(a) Cr.P.C. r/w. Section 200 Cr.P.C., 1973 r/w. Section 174 IPC, 1860 r/w. Section 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002 for non-attendance in compliance with Section 50, PMLA, 2002.

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, disregarded the Enforcement Directorate’s summons on February 2, 2024, for the fifth time in relation to the money laundering investigation into irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021–2022.

The fresh summons to the Delhi CM followed the fourth summons, which he had skipped on January 18.While skipping the fifth summons, the party called it “unlawful.”Kejriwal has so far skipped four previous summons issued by the ED on January 18, January 3, November 2, and December 22, calling them “illegal and politically motivated.”

A Delhi Crime Branch team paid Arvind Kjeriwal a visit earlier this month and served him with a notice to cooperate with an investigation into claims that the BJP tried to “poach” MLAs in an effort to overthrow his government.