Prominent Modi Rival Arrested Weeks Before India's Elections.

Arvind Kejriwal, a key opposition leader in India and the chief minister of Delhi, has been arrested by the federal anti-money laundering agency just weeks before the national elections. Kejriwal is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and his arrest comes as part of an investigation into allegations that his government manipulated alcohol pricing in exchange for bribes. The AAP has denied the allegations and claims that the investigations are politically motivated. Kejriwal is the third senior Delhi state leader to be arrested in connection with the alcohol pricing scandal. [Extracted from the article]

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