The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh charge sheet in the liquor policy case, naming K Kavitha as an accused. The court is set to hear on the ED’s arguments regarding the seventh charge sheet on May 13.
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NEW DELHI: Today (10th May): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted a new charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy case, naming BRS leader K Kavitha. The prosecution’s complaint was formally presented before the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court under sections 45 and 44(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to reports from the news agency, a similar charge sheet is anticipated to be filed against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the coming week. This move by the ED constitutes the sixth supplementary charge sheet in the case, which has seen a total of 18 arrests, including AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. Notably, Sanjay Singh is the only individual who has been granted regular bail thus far.
The court is set to hear on the ED’s arguments regarding the seventh charge sheet on May 13. The ED initiated its money laundering investigation on August 22, 2022, following the CBI FIR lodged on August 17, 2022.
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The Delhi High Court has directed the ED to respond to Kavitha’s plea seeking bail in the money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued a notice in response to Kavitha’s plea and scheduled the matter for May 24.
Kavitha’s plea comes after a trial court rejected her bail application on 6th May, leading to an extension of her judicial custody in both the ED and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases. Initially arrested by the ED on March 15 from Hyderabad, Kavitha was subsequently remanded to CBI custody until March 23. The CBI then arrested her again on April 11, further complicating the legal landscape of the case.
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Background:
K. Kavitha, a prominent leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of the investigation into the money laundering aspect of the Delhi excise policy case. The case revolves around allegations of corruption and bribery related to the excise policy in Delhi.
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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