- Delhi's former chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, and his deputy, Manish Sisodia, were discharged in a corruption case linked to a now-scrapped liquor sales policy.
- A Delhi court cleared Mr Kejriwal, Mr Sisodia, and 21 other individuals, citing a lack of evidence and labelling the case as 'premeditated and choreographed'.
- Special judge Jitendra Singh heavily criticised federal agencies, particularly the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for attempting to construct a conspiracy narrative based on conjecture.
- Mr Kejriwal, a prominent rival of prime minister Narendra Modi, became emotional outside court, asserting his honesty and accusing Mr Modi's party of a political conspiracy.
- The judge ordered departmental action against the CBI officer involved, while the CBI announced its intention to appeal the ruling in the Delhi High Court.
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