BRS leader k kavitha arrested by CBI in Delhi liquor policy case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested jailed Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy case.
Kavitha, who is the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is presently lodged in Tihar jail till April 23.
Earlier, Kavitha said the CBI had recorded her statement in jail and alleged that it was a “political case”.
The central agency on Wednesday had told a court that it had questioned Kavitha in Tihar central jail. Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam
K Kavitha is currently under judicial custody in Tihar in the money laundering case linked to the alleged scam.
The CBI informed a Delhi court on Wednesday it has questioned BRS leader K Kavitha in Tihar central jail in the corruption case. The court had on April 5 allowed the CBI to quiz Kavitha in jail, an order which she has challenged.
The CBI informed the special judge for ED and CBI cases, Kaveri Baweja, that it interrogated Kavitha on April 6 following the court’s order.
The CBI submitted in response to an application filed by advocate Nitesh Rana, appearing for Kavitha, against the CBI’s plea seeking to interrogate her in judicial custody.
The CBI told the court that since it has already quizzed Kavitha, it would not file a reply to her application.
Kavitha, an MLC and daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, has been accused of being a key member of the “South Group”, which allegedly paid the ruling AAP in Delhi kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a big share of liquor licences in the national capital.
The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Monday dismissed the interim bail application K Kavitha which she had sought bail citing her 16-year-old son’s exams and the need for his “moral and emotional support.”
The Delhi court denied interim bail to BRS leader K Kavitha, saying prima facie she not only destroyed evidence but was also instrumental in influencing witnesses and there is “every likelihood” of her continuing to do so in case the relief is
