New Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will go back to Tihar jail on Sunday (June 2) after his interim bail ended on Saturday (June 1).

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The AAP supremo was arrested in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam in March.

He was released from the jail on May 10 on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls.

Kejriwal took to his official X handle and said that he will surrender to the police and leave his house at 3 pm today.

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"Today I will surrender by going to Tihar. I will leave home at 3 pm. First I will go to Rajghat and pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. From there I will go to Hanuman temple in Connaught Place to seek blessings of Hanuman ji. And from there I will go to the party office and meet all the workers and party leaders. From there I will again leave for Tihar," wrote Kejriwal.

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Earlier, the Delhi chief minister had moved the Supreme Court for an extension of interim bail, but the top court rejected his plea on Wednesday (May 29).

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Delhi's court reserves order on interim bail plea

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court reserved its ruling on Kejriwal's bail extension plea and said it will pronounce the order on June 5.

Kejriwal's advocate N Hariharan made it clear in the Rouse Avenue Court that, "It's not a plea for an extension of the SC order, it is an application for medical bail."

Earlier, Kejriwal had claimed before the court that "he had lost 6kg during the 50 days he spent in jail - from 70kg to 64kg - and had failed to regain it after being freed on interim bail."

"Doctors are saying this can also be a sign of some major disease in the body. Many tests need to be done. The ketone level in my urine has also increased a lot," he added.

During the hearing, representatives of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed Kejriwal's bail extension plea, saying the Supreme Court order only allowed the Delhi CM to file a regular bail application.

The ED also said before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja that Kejriwal has made false claims regarding his ill health and has suppressed important facts.

(With inputs from agencies)