India, Feb. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to "immediately" challenge a trial court's order discharging all 23 accused, including former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the Delhi excise policy case, asserting that key aspects of its investigation "have not been considered adequately" or were "ignored" in the ruling.

"The CBI has decided to appeal in the high court against the judgement of the trial court immediately since several aspects of investigation have either been ignored or not considered adequately," a spokesperson from the federal agency said.

The agency had described the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as "a beneficiary" of the alleged ill-gotten gains from the excise policy and held Kejriwal, as i...