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NEW DELHI: Top officials of Enforcement Directorate (ED) have told The New Indian that the law agency won’t be arresting Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday. This comes amid increased police deployment outside Delhi CM’s residence since morning.
No ED team is going to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence today. We aren’t going to arrest him either. We are taking only legal opinion on his letter marked to us: ED top official to The New Indian
CM had sent a missive asking ED to explain reason for summon.@iAtulKrishan1 pic.twitter.com/YuUgoKnYcq
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) January 4, 2024
TNI spoke to top sources in ED who clarified that no such arrests or raids are planned for Thursday. They also stated that the law enforcement agency will be taking legal opinion on his response.
The enforcement agency had earlier issued three summons to the AAP chief which he declined to answer. TNI also got to know that the ED is planning to send him a fourth summon to join the probe in the liquor scam case.
Meanwhile, they also said that while they are not going to Kejriwal’s house, they might first approach the court rather than taking this step.
Outside the residence of Kejriwal, an additional enclosure has been set up for the media, which isn’t a regular feature on normal days. Earlier, both routes leading to the CM’s residence were closed, but now, the media has been granted permission to access his residence.
FLASH: ED is planning to send a 4th summon to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
This comes amid increased police deployment outside the house of Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal
Reports: @iAtulKrishan1
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) January 4, 2024
On Wednesday night, Delhi cabinet minister and AAP leader Atishi shared on X (formely Twitter) that there were reports suggesting an upcoming ED raid at Kejriwal’s residence the next morning, possibly leading to an arrest. She wrote, “News coming in that ED is going to raid Arvind Kejriwal’s residence tmrw morning. Arrest likely.”
Nonetheless, a senior Delhi Police officer clarified that the heightened security was in response to managing media personnel, following the AAP’s assertion of a potential raid at the CM’s residence.
FLASH: Amid increased police deployment outside Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal‘s house, an additional enclosure has been set up for the media, which isn’t a regular feature on normal days.
Earlier, both routes leading to the CM’s residence were closed, but now, the media has been…
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) January 4, 2024
