Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has withdrawn a Supreme Court petition against his arrest.

Kejriwal- who skipped nine summons by the Enforcement Directorate before his dramatic arrest late last evening, in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam - withdrawn the petition on Friday.

Kejriwal, sources said, will now approach a trial court, in accordance with protocol. The Chief Minister - who spent the night at the ED's office on Delhi's Abdul Kalam Road - will also be produced before a special court that deals with the probe agency's cases.

"We are withdrawing the petition here (from the Supreme Court) as it is clashing with the remand. We will argue the remand and come back here. I will give a letter to regarding withdrawal," senior adovcate Abhishek Manu Singhvi told the top court.

The Aam Aadmi Party chief's move comes hours after Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha - arrested last week in the same case - saw her petition denied by the top court. In fact, the same bench that heard Ms Kavitha's case had been assigned to hear the plea by Kejriwal.

Source : NDTV