Dozens of members of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were detained by police in New Delhi on Friday (March 22) as they gathered in protest against the arrest of their leader for graft, weeks before India holds general elections.
India's financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of the national capital territory of Delhi on Thursday (March 21) in connection with graft allegations relating to the city's liquor policy.
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India's financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of the national capital territory of Delhi on Thursday (March 21) in connection with graft allegations relating to the city's liquor policy.
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00:00 India's financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, on Thursday
00:08 in connection with graft allegations relating to the city's liquor policy.
00:13 The arrest means the main leaders of the decade-old Aam Aadmi Party are in jail, following the
00:19 arrests last year of two of Kejriwal's deputies in the same case.
00:23 "The Chief Minister's house was searched in this area.
00:30 Only 70,000 rupees were found, which was returned to the ED.
00:36 The Chief Minister's mobile phone was taken and he was arrested and taken away."
00:43 Kejriwal's lawyers have also petitioned the Supreme Court against his arrest, and the
00:47 case is expected to be heard later on Friday.
00:50 He rose to power as an anti-corruption crusader and founded the Aam Aadmi Party in 2011.
01:02 Scores of supporters protested outside his heavily guarded residence and clashed with
01:07 security forces as news of his arrest broke.
01:10 For more information visit www.dfid.gov.in/india/india/arvindkejriwal/
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