Arvind Kejriwal destroyed evidence of money-laundering in liquor policy case: ED to Supreme Court

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had proactively destroyed evidence of money laundering in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy, reported Bar and Bench.

In an affidavit countering the Aam Aadmi Party leader’s plea challenging his arrest, the Enforcement Directorate also said that Kejriwal was directly involved in the formulation of the liquor policy, and was therefore “directly and indirectly” tied to the proceeds of crime that stemmed from it.

The agency clarified that by “proceeds of crime”, it was referring to the Rs 100 crore allegedly paid to the Aam Aadmi Party in bribes by a so-called South Group for liquor licences, but also to the 12% profit that licence holders were able to accrue as a result of the liquor policy.

The Enforcement Directorate also claimed that 170 mobile phones were either changed or destroyed by 36 persons involved in the alleged scam in an attempt to erase digital evidence.

“In this manner, the crucial digital evidences of the scam and money trail have been actively destroyed by [Kejriwal] and other persons involved,” the agency’s affidavit said. “Despite such active and criminal destruction of evidence, the agency has been able to recover key evidences which directly reveals the of...

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