Almost two years after he was arrested and held in jailed for months.NEW An Indian court acquitted the former chief minister of the capital Delhi on Friday (Feb 27) in a long-running corruption probe that the man had called a “political conspiracy” by the ruling party.
Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was Delhi’s chief minister before losing elections in 2025 in the midst of the judicial proceedings.
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India court acquits Modi opponent Kejriwal in graft case
India court acquits Modi opponent Kejriwal in graft case
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), addresses his supporters after the Supreme Court granted him bail in New Delhi on Sep 13, 2024.
long-running corruption probe that the man had called a “political conspiracy” by the ruling party.
Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was Delhi’s chief minister before losing elections in 2025 in the midst of the judicial proceedings.
Kejriwal, 57, who spent several months in jail after he was arrested in March 2024 on accusations that his administration received kickbacks from the allocation of liquor licences, wept as he left court.
“Truth has won,” Kejriwal told reporters after the verdict, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of using a “political conspiracy” to finish AAP.
On Friday, a Delhi court cleared him, his former deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others of all charges.
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