Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will tamper with evidence: CBI to Supreme Court

Opposing Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the Delhi excise case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday told the Supreme Court that Kejriwal is likely to tamper with the evidence and hamper its ongoing probe if released on interim bail.

The CBI filed an affidavit in response to Kejriwal's plea seeking quashing of his arrest by the CBI and seeking interim bail.



"Being a prominent politician and chief minister of Delhi, the petitioner is very influential, and he may influence the witnesses and evidence already exposed before him during the custodial interrogation and also potential witnesses. He would also likely tamper with the evidence to be further collected and may hamper the ongoing investigation," the CBI said in its affidavit.


The agency alleged that Kejriwal is "simply attempting to politically sensationalise the case.. despite repeated orders passed by various courts being prima facie satisfied of the commission of the offences herein, for which cognizance has been taken already. Such unwarranted averments are liable to be discarded".