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Key India opposition leader sent to jail until April 15 in corruption case

Police officers stand guard during a protest rally by the opposition against Kejriwal's arrest in New Delhi [Sharafat Ali/Reuters]

An Indian court has sent Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal to jail until April 15 in a corruption case, less than three weeks before the country begins voting in a seven-phase national election.

India’s financial crimes investigating agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), had arrested Kejriwal last month in connection with allegations related to the capital city’s liquor policy and he had been remanded to the agency’s custody until April 1.

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