The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to present BRS leader K Kavitha before the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court tomorrow. K Kavitha is likely to face legal proceedings related to cases under investigation by the CBI.
New Delhi: Today (April 11): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to produce K Kavitha, a prominent leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday. Kavitha was arrested by the CBI in relation to an alleged liquor policy scam. The charges against her include criminal conspiracy, falsification of accounts under the Indian Penal Code, and certain sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Kavitha was taken into custody at 12:15 pm in Tihar Jail, where she had been under judicial custody in a separate money laundering case, as confirmed by her legal team.
The CBI had previously informed the concerned court in Delhi that Kavitha had already been examined on April 6 while in Tihar Jail. The Special Judge, Kaveri Baweja, said the CBI no further reply would be filed, as the examination had already taken place.
On April 5, 2024, the Delhi Court granted permission to the CBI to examine K Kavitha during her judicial custody in Tihar Jail on any day of the following week. The CBI sought court permission to interrogate and record Kavitha’s statement regarding WhatsApp chats recovered from Buchi Babu’s phone and documents related to a land deal which allegedly involved kickbacks of 100 crores to the Aam Aadmi Party.
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K. Kavitha was previously remanded to judicial custody until April 23, 2024, by the Rouse Avenue Court. The ED’s investigation revealed that Kavitha, along with others, conspired with top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to obtain favors in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy. In return for these favors, she was allegedly involved in paying Rs. 100 crore to AAP leaders.
The ED has filed one prosecution complaint and five supplementary complaints in the case. As a result of the investigation, assets worth Rs. 128.79 crore have been traced and provisionally attached through attachment orders issued on January 24 and July 3, 2023.
The CBI inquiry was initiated based on the findings of a report by the Delhi Chief Secretary, which indicated prima facie violations of various acts and rules related to the Delhi Excise Policy. Both the ED and the CBI have alleged irregularities in the modification of the excise policy, extension of undue favors to license holders, waiver or reduction of license fees, and unauthorized extensions of L-1 licenses, resulting in financial losses and wrongful gains.
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