Today, BRS leader K. Kavitha appeared in court regarding the Delhi excise policy scam. This follows her recent arrest and subsequent appearance before the Enforcement Directorate.
NEW DELHI: Today (March 26th): BRS leader K Kavitha was produced by the Enforcement Directorate in Rouse Avenue Courts as her custody remand concluded today in the Delhi Excise case.
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The federal probe agency received permission from Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Delhi Rouse Avenue Courts to conduct further interrogations of Kavitha while in custody.
On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate filed an application before the Rouse Avenue Court seeking direction to transfer Kavitha to judicial custody. During her remand, the probe agency disclosed before the Rouse Avenue Court that they had recorded her statement, interrogated her, and confronted her with various individuals and digital records.
“This is not a money laundering case but a political laundering case. It is a fabricated and false case. One accused has joined BJP, the second accused is getting a BJP ticket and the third accused has given 50 crore in electoral bonds. This is a political laundering case, we will come out clean,” she claimed.
Background
Kavitha lodged a petition with the Supreme Court, contesting her arrest and remand, asserting that the remand order doesn’t comply with Article 14.
She also challenged Section 19(1) of the PMLA Act in her petition. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate accused BRS MLC K Kavitha of associating with top AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to receive benefits regarding the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy, alleging a payment of Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders in exchange for these benefits.
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Kavitha was arrested by the ED in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. She remains in ED custody until March 26, following her arrest on March 15 after her Hyderabad residence was searched.
The ED conducted searches in 245 locations nationwide, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai. Fifteen individuals, including Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair from AAP, have been arrested in connection with the case.
The matter followed a report submitted by Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena in July 2022, highlighting procedural irregularities in the policy’s formulation and leading to financial losses exceeding Rs 580 crore.
The ED asserted that the policy was deliberately structured to favor private entities and AAP leaders, with kickbacks amounting to Rs 100 crore from a group referred to as the “South Group,” of which Kavitha was allegedly a part.
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Addressing the media prior to her court appearance, Kavitha said the case was illegal and vowed to vigorously contest it, declaring, “We will fight it out. Jai Telangana.”
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