Delhi court acquits Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in excise policy corruption case

In a major verdict, Delhi’s former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Telangana MLC K. Kavitha, and all 23 accused have been cleared of charges in the Delhi excise policy case investigated by the CBI. The Rouse Avenue Court ruled that there was “no evidence” of criminal conspiracy or wrongdoing in the formulation of the excise policy.

What did the court say? 

Special Judge Jitendra Singh acquitted Kejriwal, who was named accused number 18, along with Sisodia and others. The court observed that the allegations lacked merit and no criminal intent could be established. “There was no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent in the excise policy,” the judge said.