Kavitha, Kejriwal to stay in jail till May 7

The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam till May 7.

Special judge for CBI and ED matters, Kaveri Baweja, extended their custody following their appearance before the court via video conference upon the expiration of their remand.
The judge extended Kavitha’s judicial custody, a Telangana MLC and daughter of former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, until May 7 in the associated corruption case under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

On April 23, the court directed the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to determine whether he needs insulin to control his sugar levels and consider his other medical issues.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja had passed the order while declining Kejriwal’s plea for video consultation with his doctor.

On April 19, the Court had reserved its order on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking directions to Tihar jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult doctors via video conferencing daily for 15 minutes due to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar levels.

Kejriwal given insulin in jail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was administered a “low dose” of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail said on Tuesday, with the AAP commenting that it was because of the blessings of Lord Hanuman. According to a Tihar official, Kejriwal was given two units of low dose insulin on Monday evening on the advice of the AIIMS doctors.