Delhi Liquor Policy Case: Timeline

New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the liquor policy case. The agency showed up at Kejriwal’s doorstep hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him any protection from arrest. The AAP suspects the agency will arrest the chief minister, who is currently appealing to the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing.

Here is a timeline of events in the Delhi liquor policy case that led to today’s developments:

• November 2021: Delhi government implements new GST policy
• July 8, 2022: Delhi Chief Secretary reports serious policy violations
• July 22, 2022: Delhi Lieutenant Governor recommends CBI probe into irregularities
• August 19, 2022: CBI raids then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and three others
• August 22, 2022: Enforcement Directorate files money laundering case over liquor policy
• September 2022: Aam Aadmi Party communications chief Vijay Nair arrested by CBI
• March 2023: Enforcement Directorate arrests then Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia
• October 2023: AAP leader Sanjay Singh arrested by Enforcement Directorate
• October 2023: ED issues first summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
• March 16, 2024: Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha arrested by Enforcement Directorate
• March 21, 2024: Arvind Kejriwal today skipped ED summons for the ninth time in Delhi liquor policy case. Hours later, the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from arrest. The Law Enforcement Directorate conducted a search and interview at his home and subsequently arrested him.