In the Delhi excise policy case, K. Kavitha from BRS withdraws her petition challenging her arrest from the Supreme Court.
Ms. Kavitha, who was arrested by an ED team on March 15, is being questioned by the ED for seven days until March 23.
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Bharat Rashtriya Samiti leader K. Kavitha withdrew her petition from the Supreme Court, which challenged the ED summons in the Delhi excise irregularities case, following her arrest.
Previously, on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate alleged that BRS MLC K. Kavitha conspired with senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to receive benefits regarding the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise policy. It was claimed that she was also involved in providing ₹100 crore to the AAP leaders in exchange for these benefits.
The Enforcement Directorate made these claims three days after they arrested Kavitha, a member of the Telangana Legislative Council, in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy Scam.
Delhi Liquor Policy Scam.
Following her arrest by an ED team on March 15, Ms. Kavitha is currently under seven days of custodial interrogation by the ED until March 23. The arrest took place after a search operation at Kavitha’s residence in Hyderabad on the same day.
While conducting the search, ED officials stated that they faced obstruction from the relatives and associates of Ms. Kavitha. According to ED’s statement, their investigation uncovered that K. Kavitha, along with others, supposedly conspired with top AAP leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia to gain advantages in formulating and executing the Delhi Excise policy.
She allegedly paid ₹100 crore to AAP leaders in return for these favors. The ED claimed that through corrupt actions and conspiracies regarding the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, a constant flow of illicit funds, in the form of kickbacks from wholesalers, was directed towards the AAP.
So far, the ED has carried out searches at 245 locations nationwide, spanning cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai. A total of 15 individuals, including Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair from AAP, have been arrested in connection with the case. The ED has filed one prosecution complaint and five supplementary complaints in relation to the case.
The Enforcement Directorate stated that assets worth ₹128.79 crore, generated from the proceeds of crime, have been identified and attached so far. This action was taken through Provisional Attachment Orders issued on January 24, 2023, and July 3, 2023, both of which have been confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority in New Delhi.
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