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

Indian opposition claim ‘conspiracy’ as Delhi chief minister arrested

Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested at his home in Delhi. Photograph: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters

Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has been arrested in a corruption case, a move condemned by his party as a “conspiracy” by Narendra Modi’s government to target the opposition before next month’s elections.

Kejriwal, who is the leader of the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and has been Delhi’s chief minister since 2015, was arrested at his home on Thursday night by a dozen officers from the enforcement directorate (ED), an investigating agency under central government control.

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