IN PHOTOS: Kejriwal arrested by ED, AAP supporters protest in Mumbai and Delhi

Updated On: 21 March, 2024 10:09 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. Pics/PTI and Satej Shinde

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. Pics/PTI and Satej Shinde

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In Mumbai, as a precautionary measure, the police beefed up security outside the ED in south Mumbai

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The AAP workers and Arvind Kejriwal supporters on Thursday night reached the ED office in South Mumbai to protest the arrest of the leader

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Several AAP workers and Arvind Kejriwal supporters were detained by the Mumbai Police on Thursday night

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AAP workers gathered at the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai for a protest against the arrest of Kejriwal

<p>The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the agency</p>

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The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the agency

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Arvind Kejriwal is likely to be produced before a court on Friday

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The 55-year-old leader`s arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

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Soon after the high court order, an ED team reached his residence and carried out searches. Subsequently, he was arrested, officials said

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Officials said the ED would produce the chief minister before a court here on Friday and seek his custody for interrogation

<p>As the ED officials carried out their action inside, additional Delhi Police personnel and Rapid Action Force (RAF) and CRPF teams were deployed around the chief minister`s residence</p>

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As the ED officials carried out their action inside, additional Delhi Police personnel and Rapid Action Force (RAF) and CRPF teams were deployed around the chief minister`s residence

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The additional deployment was made as the ED sought extra security measures in anticipation of protests by AAP supporters, sources said

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A large number of AAP workers and leaders gathered near the chief minister`s residence and shouted slogans against the ED action

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