They Will Arrest 4 More AAP Leaders In 2 Months: Atishi

 BY A STAFF REPORTER: A day, after Arvind Kejriwal moved to Tihar Jail, Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi on Tuesday, claimed that four more AAP leaders including herself will be arrested in the next two months.

Atishi stated that in the next two months before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, four more AAP leaders including herself, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak, and Raghav Chadha. 

Responding to her name surfacing in the Rouse Avenue Court yesterday, Atishi claimed that she was mentioned based on a statement that is available with ED and CBI and in their Chargesheets for 1.5 years. She further alleged that her name was brought up because the BJP aims to arrest the next line of AAP leadership.

#WATCH | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi says, "Yesterday the ED took Saurabh Bharadwaj and my name in the court, based on a statement which is available with ED and CBI for one and a half years, this statement is in the charge sheet of ED. This statement is also in… pic.twitter.com/oPRecz0QBZ

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The authorities shifted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to Tihar Jail and lodged him in jail number two following the orders of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court granted Judicial custody of 15 days to Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquorgate on April 1, Monday. 

Moreover, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended Arvind Kejriwal's ED remand till April 1 in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. The ED demanded a seven-day extension of Kejriwal's custody due to his alleged evasive replies and non-cooperation in the investigation. However, the court extended the remand for four days.

Furthermore, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court Remanded Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal to ED Custody till March 28 in the Delhi Liquorgate case on March 22, Friday.   The decision came as ED demanded 10-day custody of Kejriwal and submitted 28 pages of evidence alleging his involvement in the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. 

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal from his residence in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. He was arrested following search operations and Interrogations conducted by the ED at his residence on Thursday evening.