New Delhi: A copy of the jail manual was provided to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, lodged in Tihar jail in a money laundering case, sources said on Wednesday.
Confirming this, a Tihar Jail official said that a prisoner can read any book available in the jail library.
Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar Jail No. 2 since April 1 after the court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.
After being sent to jail, Kejriwal had asked for three books from the jail authorities - Ramayana, Mahabharata, and "How Prime Ministers Decide".
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court rejected the Chief Minister's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the now defunct Delhi Excise Policy, saying it was in violation of legal provisions .According to sources, Kejriwal and other AAP leaders lodged in Tihar jail have also been provided mosquito nets in their cells.
An official said that as per the provisions, prisoners can be provided with mosquito nets in their cells.
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain are lodged in Tihar Jail No. 7 respectively. While Sisodia was arrested in the excise policy case, Jain was arrested by the ED in another money laundering case.
Kejriwal is often seen sitting on a chair in the high cell, reading and writing books.Sources said that he also reads jail manual in his cell.
The Chief Minister has been provided a TV with 20 channels in his room, but I do not like it. An official source said that he spends most of his time reading and practicing yoga.
Since two CCTV cameras are installed in Kejriwal's cell, jail officials can keep an eye on him round the clock. According to sources, there is a small space outside his cell, called the lobby, where he can stretch his legs and walk.The ED has accused Kejriwal of being involved in the entire conspiracy of the Delhi liquor scam, in drafting and implementing the policy, receiving bribes to benefit brokers and ultimately using part of the proceeds of crime generated from scheduled offences. Is accused of. "Election campaign for Goa Assembly elections"
Confirming this, a Tihar Jail official said that a prisoner can read any book available in the jail library.
Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar Jail No. 2 since April 1 after the court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.
After being sent to jail, Kejriwal had asked for three books from the jail authorities - Ramayana, Mahabharata, and "How Prime Ministers Decide".
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court rejected the Chief Minister's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the now defunct Delhi Excise Policy, saying it was in violation of legal provisions .According to sources, Kejriwal and other AAP leaders lodged in Tihar jail have also been provided mosquito nets in their cells.
An official said that as per the provisions, prisoners can be provided with mosquito nets in their cells.
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain are lodged in Tihar Jail No. 7 respectively. While Sisodia was arrested in the excise policy case, Jain was arrested by the ED in another money laundering case.
Kejriwal is often seen sitting on a chair in the high cell, reading and writing books.Sources said that he also reads jail manual in his cell.
The Chief Minister has been provided a TV with 20 channels in his room, but I do not like it. An official source said that he spends most of his time reading and practicing yoga.
Since two CCTV cameras are installed in Kejriwal's cell, jail officials can keep an eye on him round the clock. According to sources, there is a small space outside his cell, called the lobby, where he can stretch his legs and walk.The ED has accused Kejriwal of being involved in the entire conspiracy of the Delhi liquor scam, in drafting and implementing the policy, receiving bribes to benefit brokers and ultimately using part of the proceeds of crime generated from scheduled offences. Is accused of. "Election campaign for Goa Assembly elections"
