New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was a "key conspirator" in the liquor scam case along with other ministers and AAP leaders, as it sought his 10-day custody from the Rouse Avenue court here.

The agency told Special Judge Kaveri Baweja at the court that Kejriwal received several crores of rupees as kickbacks from the 'South group' for formulating and implementing Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

The Chief Minister demanded Rs 100 crore from some accused from the 'South group' for contesting the Punjab elections, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, who is appearing for the agency, told the court. The law officer said the money trail showed that Rs 45 crore "kickback" used in Goa elections came from four hawala routes. He said the statements of the accused and witnesses have been corroborated by Call Detail Records (CDR).

The AAP chief was produced before in the court around 2 pm amid tight security on and around the court premises. "We have given an application for 10 days' remand," ASG Raju told the court. He further told the court that the AAP is not an individual but a company, and every person responsible for the conduct of the company will be held responsible. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi is representing Kejriwal.

Kejriwal was produced in the trial court shortly after he withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor scam case. Kejriwal's counsel said he would contest the remand proceedings before the trial court and then come back to the apex court with another petition.

A 12-member team of ED arrested Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in North Delhi’s Civil Lines on Thursday night. The ED reached The AAP chief's residence, shortly after the High Court refused to grant him protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. Kejriwal had earlier skipped multiple summonses of the agency in the case. (With Agency Inputs)