Today, On 7th June, In the Delhi Excise Policy case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against K Kavitha, a prominent political figure and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The charges pertain to alleged irregularities and corruption in the implementation of the excise policy in Delhi. The court has scheduled a hearing for July 6 to review the charges and evidence presented.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a new charge sheet against K Kavitha, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) political party, in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The Rouse Avenue Court scheduled the consideration of this charge sheet for July 6.
This is the third supplementary charge sheet filed by the CBI in this ongoing case. Meanwhile, the court extended the judicial custody of K Kavitha until June 21 in the CBI case.
It’s worth noting that K Kavitha currently in judicial custody in cases brought by both the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). She first arrested by the ED in March, and later arrested by the CBI in April, in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy investigation.
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In addition to the charge sheet filed by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also filed a charge sheet against K Kavitha in the Delhi Excise Policy money laundering case.
According to the ED’s recent supplementary charge sheet filed in the Delhi Court, the total Proceeds of Crime (PoC) identified so far is Rs 1,100 crore. Out of this, a PoC of Rs 292.8 crore being dealt with in this specific prosecution complaint.
The ED charge sheet states that BRS leader K Kavitha involved in PoC amounting to Rs 292.8 crore. This includes Rs 100 crore in kickbacks paid to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, and Rs 192.8 crore in profits garnered by Indo spirits.
The charge sheet alleges that K Kavitha conspired with members of the ‘South Group’ and AAP leaders, through Vijay Nair (who acting on behalf of AAP’s top leadership), to pay these kickbacks of Rs 100 crore and receive undue benefits.
The ED charge sheet alleges that K Kavitha, through a conspiracy and the formation of Indo Spirits, participated in the generation, acquisition, and use of Proceeds of Crime (PoC) amounting to Rs 192.8 crore. This PoC derived as a result of the kickback conspiracy and payments.
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The charge sheet states that by portraying Indo Spirits as a genuine business entity, K Kavitha involved in projecting this PoC of Rs 192.8 crore as legitimate profits from a lawful business.
Furthermore, the charge sheet claims that K Kavitha received PoC of Rs 5.5 crore from Indo Spirits, in the name of her associate Abhishek Boinpally.
Additionally, the charge sheet alleges that K Kavitha paid kickbacks to government officials, through middlemen, to generate PoC of Rs 100 crore. She is then accused of participating in the transfer of this PoC to the government officials.