3 Things Why Kejriwal was discharged, offshore investments, and Nagpur blast
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Mar 2, 2026 Ritu Sarin, investigative journalist from the Panama/Paradise/Pandora Papers projects, and Sohini Ghosh, legal and political correspondent at The Indian Express. They discuss a Delhi court discharge in the excise policy CBI case and its legal ripples. They explain how offshore leaks led to Rs 14,600 crore being assessed for tax. They also cover a deadly industrial explosion near Nagpur and its aftermath.
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Court Found CBI Evidence Insufficient For Trial
- Delhi court discharged Arvind Kejriwal and 22 others because the prosecution's evidence failed the prima facie test before charges were framed.
- The court found policy documents and approver statements weak and said the CBI presented evidence in a piecemeal, conjectural way rather than producing hard linking proof.
ED Case Hinges On Predicate Offence
- The Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case depends on a predicate offence; without a sustained predicate, the ED case cannot stand.
- Sohini Ghosh explains the discharge likely undermines the ED prosecution unless the trial court's order is stayed by a higher court.
Watch The High Court Challenge To The Discharge
- Watch the Delhi High Court hearing where CBI seeks to overturn the discharge and stay the trial court's directions against the investigating officer.
- Key issues include whether the HC will treat the trial court's critique of investigative quality as lawful and whether it will stay the discharge order.