On Friday the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) filed its response on Arvind Kejriwal’s regular bail plea and said the applicant (Kejriwal) is involved in the commission of grave economic offences.
There is ample evidence on record to link the applicant to the commission of the offence of money laundering, and his release on bail would adversely affect further investigation to unearth the deep-rooted multi-layered conspiracy, the ED said.
The ED filed the reply in money laundering case related to Excise case, mentioned that accused Vinod Chauhan was responsible for the transfer of Rs 25.5 crore from Delhi to Goa which was received from Abhishek Boinpally that is a representative of the South Group who also handled cash transfer in the quid pro quo arrangement.
The examination of the digital device of Vinod Chauhan has revealed the chats revealing a close relationship between Vinod Chauhan and Arvind Kejriwal.
Vinod Chauhan’s proximity is also visible from the fact that he was managing postings for officers in the Delhi Jal Board through Arvind Kejriwal. The same is evident from a chat and a screenshot of an official note from the Delhi Government which approved such a posting, the ED said.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju along with Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain appeared for the Directorate of Enforcement while Senior Advocate N Hariharan and Advocate Vivek Jain appeared for Arvind Kejriwal in the bail hearing.
The court on Friday deferred the arguments for June 14, after noting that ED had served the reply copy to Arvind Kejriwal’s lawyer just at 1 pm.
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