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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Delhi chief minister must stay in custody for another two weeks, court rules

Arvind Kejriwal leaves court by car after attending a hearing in New Delhi.
The court ruling will keep Arvind Kejriwal behind bars at a crucial time of campaigning for AAP and the opposition coalition. Photograph: Dinesh Joshi/AP

Delhi’s chief minister, a key opposition leader, must remain in custody for a further two weeks, a court has ruled, with India’s opposition parties accusing the government of “match fixing” before the country’s elections later this month.

On Monday, a court ruled that Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, could remain in judicial custody till 15 April and will be sent to Delhi’s notorious Tihar jail.

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