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BRS leader Kavitha sent to judicial custody till April 9 by Delhi court

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Courts on March 26 sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha to 15 days judicial custody in connection with the Delhi Excise policy case.

Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 15 from her residence in Hyderabad and has been in the agency’s custody since then. On March 22, the Supreme Court denied her urgent relief on her plea challenging the arrest.

On March 26, the ED requested the court to send her to 15 days of judicial custody. The agency claimed that the arrestee was highly influential and there was every likelihood that she would influence the witnesses and tamper with the evidence if released; this could hamper the ongoing investigation. The ED also claimed that the accused needed to be interrogated further.

“Investigation into economic crimes is more complex than the ordinary crimes as economic offenders are resourceful and influential persons having deep roots in the society and commit the said crimes in a carefully planned and meticulous manner, thereby rendering the investigation process a complicated exercise,” the ED claimed.

The ED said their investigations revealed that Kavitha was involved in the payment of kickbacks to government functionaries to gain illegal benefits in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 formulation and implementation.

Meanwhile, Kavitha said that the ongoing investigation does not revolve around money laundering but rather points to a “political laundering case.” She highlighted the alleged affiliations of the accused to the BJP, stating that one has joined BJP while another is set to get the party ticket, with the third accused allegedly contributing ₹50 crore through electoral bonds to BJP.

Speaking to the media at the Rouse Avenue court complex in New Delhi before appearing at a court, she said that she would come out clean in the case.