Arvind Kejriwal has been lodged in Jail Number 2 of Tihar Jail. He will stay alone under 24-hour CCTV surveillance.

Arvind Kejriwal Tihar Jail: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal was sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail on Monday by the Rouse Avenue Court till April 15 in connection with the Excise Policy case.

Arvind Kejriwal has become the first sitting Chief Minister to be lodged in Tihar Jail, sources said on Monday. He has been lodged in Jail Number 2 of Tihar Jail where he will stay alone in a barrack under 24-hour CCTV surveillance.

This is the third time that Arvind Kejriwal has been taken to Tihar Jail. Earlier, he was taken to Tihar during the protests led by Anna Hazare and in 2014 over a defamation case.

The prison sources say that Kejriwal will have to wake up around 6:30 am. He will be served breakfast at 6:40 am, which will be a bread slice and tea. For lunch, he can get either chapati or rice with dal and sabzi. There is also a provision for a ‘Medical diet’ as prescribed by doctors.

“Kejriwal will have to go back to his cell at noon and stay there till 3 pm. After the tea break, he can meet his lawyers at 4 pm. Dinner is served at around 6:30 pm, which can be taken to their cell,” said the prison official adding that he will only be allowed to watch government channels on the TV.

Arvind Kejriwal has provided a list of six people whom he can meet during his imprisonment at Tihar.

The Delhi CM was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) where he spent 10 days in ED custody as per the court orders.

The court has directed Tihar Jail authorities to allow Kejriwal to carry prescribed medicine and books.

The court also asked authorities to provide one table and chair, a religious locket, and a special diet as prescribed by the doctors, as per the jail manual.

Kejriwal, through his lawyers, moved an application and sought permission to carry several books, including Bagwad Geeta, Ramayana, and a book titled How Prime Minister Decided, authored by Neerja Chaudhary.

Sunita Kejriwal, Atishi, and Saurabh Bharadwaj were present in the court during the hearing.

(With ANI inputs)