Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Hold Extended Amid Political Turmoil

An Indian court extended the hold on a lower court's bail order for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, keeping him in pre-trial detention. Kejriwal, arrested in March over corruption allegations related to the capital's liquor policy, claims the charges are politically motivated.

An Indian court on Tuesday extended a hold on a lower court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, leaving the key opposition leader in pre-trial detention.

India's federal financial crime-fighting agency arrested Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in March on corruption allegations relating to the capital's liquor policy - accusations he has denied and said are politically motivated.

Kejriwal was granted bail by a city court on Thursday but investigators challenged the order in the Delhi High Court, which suspended the bail order as it considered the challenge.

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