Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal withdraws plea in Supreme Court against ED arrest

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has retracted his plea challenging his arrest by the enforcement directorate (ED) in the Supreme Court.

Instead, he has opted to challenge the remand proceedings in a lower court initially.

Kejriwal was detained by the central agency late on Thursday (March 22) over allegations of corruption linked to the defunct excise policy.

This marks the first instance in independent India of a serving chief minister being taken into custody.

Kejriwal's decision follows his failure to appear before the investigation agency despite receiving multiple summons, totalling nine, which he deemed ‘illegal’.