Today (19th March) K Kavitha, a leader of the BRS, has withdrawn her petition challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Her lawyer submitted the withdrawal before a bench led by Justice Bela M Trivedi.
New Delhi, India: Today (19 March): BRS leader K. Kavitha has withdrawn her petition challenging summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Supreme Court.
K. Kavitha’s lawyer made this submission before a bench led by Justice Bela M. Trivedi, indicating the withdrawal of her petition contesting the ED summons.
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However, Kavitha filed a petition on Monday in the Supreme Court challenging her arrest, which is still pending before the top court. In her petition, K. Kavitha also contested her remand, arguing that the remand order does not adhere to Article 141, which stipulates that the law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts within India. Additionally, she challenged Section 19(1) of the PMLA Act.
Earlier, on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate claimed that BRS MLC K Kavitha had allegedly conspired with top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to gain favors in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy. The ED alleged that she was involved in paying Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders in exchange for these favors.
“ED investigation revealed that K Kavitha along with others allegedly conspired with the top leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for getting favours in the Delhi Excise policy formulation and implementation,”
ED claimed in a statement.
“In exchange for these favours, she was involved in paying Rs 100 crore to the leaders of AAP. By the acts of corruption and conspiracy in the formulation and implementation of Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, a continuous stream of illegal funds in the form of kickback, from the wholesalers was generated for the AAP,” it added.
Kavitha’s arrest by the ED occurred three days before these claims were made, in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. She is currently under ED custody until March 23, following her arrest on March 15 after a search operation at her residence in Hyderabad.
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“Further, out of proceeds of crime generated, assets worth Rs 128.79 crore have been traced so far and have been attached vide Provisional Attachment Orders dated January 24, 2023 and July 3, 2023. Both the attachment orders have been confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority, New Delhi, claimed the ED.
The ED further stated that investigations revealed K. Kavitha’s alleged conspiracy with AAP leaders, resulting in a continuous flow of illegal funds through kickbacks from wholesalers for the AAP.
The ED’s actions have extended to conducting searches in 245 locations across the country, 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 so far.
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In its prosecution, the ED has filed one complaint and five supplementary complaints. Assets worth Rs 128.79 crore, after the investigation have been traced and attached by the ED, as confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority in New Delhi.
