THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, April 11: In relation to a corruption case involving the purported Delhi excise policy scam, the CBI arrested Bharat Rasthra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Thursday.
Following her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kavitha was held at Tihar Jail.
Following clearance from a special court, Kavitha was recently questioned by officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the prison.
The BRS leader was interrogated regarding WhatsApp conversations found on co-accused Buchi Babu’s mobile device and paperwork concerning a land transaction. Subsequently, it’s alleged that Rs 100 crore was transferred to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as kickbacks to influence the excise policy in favour of a liquor lobby in Delhi.
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According to sources, CBI officers had visited Tihar Jail on Saturday to interrogate Kavitha over those aspects of the case.
On Friday, the CBI plans to request her custody from the court.
ED arrested Kavitha on March 15
Daughter of the late state chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Kavitha is a member of the Telangana Legislative Council.
She was arrested by the ED on March 15 following raids at her residence in Hyderabad.
The following day, she was placed in Enforcement Directorate custody for seven days. Subsequently, her custodial questioning period was prolonged by three days. On April 2, she was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
As per the ED’s allegations, K Kavitha is a prominent figure in the “South Group,” which has been accused of giving the ruling AAP in Delhi ₹ 100 crore in kickbacks in exchange for a significant portion of liquor licenses in the capital.
