The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday advised a Delhi court docket that Arvind Kejriwal was intentionally consuming mangoes, sweets and taking tea with sugar to boost his blood sugar degree and use that as a floor to get bail on medical grounds. The Delhi court docket requested Tihar Jail authorities to present particulars of the food regimen chart of the Aam Aadmi Get together nationwide convenor.
Counsel showing for ED, Zoheb Hossain submitted earlier than a bench of Particular Choose Kaveri Baweja that within the guise of home-cooked meals, Kejriwal was taking a food regimen that may elevate his blood sugar degree.
The court docket was listening to a plea by Kejriwal for normal check-ups of his sugar degree and session along with his physician by video convention.
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Hossain advised the court docket that these particulars surfaced after the probe company sought particulars from Tihar jail about Kejriwal’s food regimen and the medicines he takes.
Advocate Vivek Jain, showing for Kejriwal, advised the court docket that ED’s lawyer was taking part in gallery for the media. Jain finally withdrew his plea and stated he would file a “higher one.” His legal professionals had knowledgeable the court docket that Kejriwal’s sugar degree was constantly fluctuating.
Kejriwal is at the moment below judicial custody in Tihar jail in reference to the cash laundering probe associated to Delhi Liquor Coverage case. Earlier, the Delhi Excessive Court docket rejected his petition difficult his arrest and the Delhi court docket prolonged his judicial custody. Kejriwal has challenged Delhi Excessive Court docket order within the Supreme Court docket.
The excessive court docket discovered that ED was in possession of sufficient materials which had led them to arrest the Delhi CM. The court docket stated that by skipping summons Kejriwal triggered delay in investigation and in addition impacted these in judicial custody within the case. The court docket stated that the fabric collected by ED reveals that Arvind Kejriwal conspired and was actively concerned in use and concealment of proceeds of crime.
The ED has alleged that Kejriwal was the important thing conspirator behind the alleged cash laundering within the now scrapped Delhi Liquor Coverage.