Trouble seems mounting for AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal as an FIR has been registered against him over allegations of misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in the national capital in 2019.

The city police said this in its compliance report submitted before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal on Friday.

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The case revolves around allegations that public money was improperly spent on promoting political messages through extensive hoardings, a matter that has now attracted judicial scrutiny.

Notably the move came after the March 11 directive from the judge to police for lodging FIR on a complaint that has alleged violation of the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.

The court has listed the matter for April 18 for the next hearing after police sought time to investigate the matter.

Besides Kejriwal, the court had ordered FIR against former MLA Gulab Singh and then Dwarka councilor Nitika Sharma for installing “large-sized” banners.

The AAP chief is currently out on bail in the alleged liquor scam case.