The continued incarceration of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the midst of a general election highlights the hard political realities that seem to determine which leader gets prosecuted or arrested on allegations of corruption. Over the decades, it has become clear that only an unfriendly regime usually pursues charges against key political rivals; and that the status of relations between the party that runs the government of the day and those facing such charges dictates the course of action for supposedly independent agencies.

MUMBAI, April 18: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday it has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 97.79 crore belonging to Raj Kundra, businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the Bitcoin investment fraud case.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raises disturbing questions about the direction of India’s democracy and federalism. The political intent of the arrest of a key leader of the Opposition, and a serving Chief Minister in the run-up to the general election, is unmistakable.

Jacqueline Fernandez, who has been on the radar of Enforcement Directorate in connection with Sukesh Chandrasekhar case, has moved court seeking permission to travel abroad for work commitments. The actress has moved an application in the Delhi Court seeking a 15-day exemption to travel to Abu Dhabi for an award ceremony. Thereafter, she is expected to travel to France and Nepal for her work commitments.