Today, On 5th July, the Delhi Court extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha until July 18 in connection with the excise policy case. This extension follows the court’s previous order and reflects the ongoing investigation into the matter.
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the Delhi excise policy until July 18.
K Kavitha produced through video conferencing from Tihar Jail, and her counsel strongly objected to the judicial custody remand.
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The Rouse Avenue court set to review the charge sheet against K Kavitha tomorrow.
Special CBI Judge Kaveri Baweja extended her judicial custody for another 14 days. During the hearing, her lawyer, Advocate P Mohit Rao, opposed the extension of judicial custody.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) already submitted a charge sheet against her, which is scheduled for consideration on July 6. This is the third supplementary charge sheet filed by the CBI in the Delhi Excise Policy case as of June 7.
Kavitha currently in judicial custody for both the CBI and the money laundering cases. She was initially arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 15, followed by her arrest by the CBI on April 11.
The ED also filed a charge sheet against her in the Delhi Excise Policy money laundering case. According to officials, the CBI inquiry prompted by the Delhi Chief Secretary’s report filed in July, which indicated prima facie violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Rules-2010.
According to the allegations made by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), several irregularities were committed during the modification of the excise policy in Delhi. The probe agencies claim that undue favours extended to license holders, including the waiving or reduction of license fees, and the extension of the L-1 license without the approval of the competent authority.
The investigation further alleges that the beneficiaries of these actions diverted the “illegal” gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their accounting records to avoid detection.
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Additionally, the Excise Department reportedly decided to refund the earnest money deposit of around Rs 30 crore to a successful tenderer, even though this was against the established rules.
Furthermore, the probe agencies claim that a waiver on tendered license fees allowed from December 28, 2021, to January 27, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite there being no enabling provision for such a waiver.
This alleged action said to have resulted in a loss of Rs 144.36 crore to the government exchequer.