In connection with the money laundering case pertaining to the alleged liquor policy scam, a Delhi Court remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader\u00a0K Kavitha,\u00a0to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) until March 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Kavitha’s arrest, the ED presented her, and Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts granted the order. Kavitha was placed on a 10-day remand order by the ED.
Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhary who was representing\u00a0made the initial arguments against the arrest, arguing that it is a blatant abuse of power and authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha said on Saturday that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) arrest of her was illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the BRS leader was taken into custody by the central agency from her Hyderabad home in Banjara Hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 46-year-old MLC, daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and former Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao, is the third high-profile leader to be detained in this case. Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are already arrested in the same case in addition to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As her petition for no coercive action in this case is pending before the Supreme Court and is scheduled for March 19, the Enforcement Directorate was expected to request 10-day custody of her from the court. Her defense, on the other hand, was expected to contest the request, claiming that the probe agency action was illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ED claims that Kavitha was associated with a group of booze dealers known as the South Group, which sought to have a bigger role in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. One of the accused, Vijay Nair, allegedly accepted bribes totaling at least Rs 100 crore from the South Group, an AAP leadership group reportedly led by Sarath Reddy, Kavitha, and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Kavitha was called by the Enforcement Directorate to appear in court three times last year and once again this year, but she declined, claiming a Supreme Court direction that protected her from any coercive actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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