Indian opposition leader Kejriwal gets further detention in graft case

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NEW DELHI: An Indian court renewed detention on Monday (Apr 1) for key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal until Apr 15 in a graft case, his lawyers said, less than three weeks before voting begins in general elections.

Police officers escort Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal as he leaves the court after a hearing in New Delhi, India on Mar 28, 2024. NEW DELHI: An Indian court renewed detention on Monday for key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal until Apr 15 in a graft case, his lawyers said, less than three weeks before voting begins in general elections.

Lawyers for the agency, the Enforcement Directorate, said on Monday that Kejriwal had been non-cooperative and gave evasive replies, asking the court to hold him in custody for 15 days longer, the website Live Law said. The court's decision comes a day after a New Delhi rally by the INDIA bloc, an alliance of 27 opposition parties including AAP, to protest against Kejriwal's arrest, where they accused Modi of seeking to rig the elections.

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