Enforcement Directorate moves court after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skips fifth summons

The Enforcement Directorate filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a city court on Saturday after the AAP supremo skipped his fifth summons in the liquor excise policy scam case.

The Rouse Avenue Court has decided to hear the matter on February 7.

The agency has filed a complaint under section 63 (4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which deals with a person intentionally disobeying any direction issued under Section 50, which gives power to ED to issue summons.

The complaint also mentions Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, which pertains to non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant.

Kejriwal refused to appear before the ED repeatedly claiming that it is illegal and designed to arrest him.

There have been speculations about the arrest of Kejriwal ever since the first summons was issued by the agency on November 2.