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Liquor Policy Scam: Delhi Court Remands BRS Leader K

Kavitha To Judicial Custody Till April 23 In CBI Case
Nupur Thapliyal
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15 Apr 2024 10:15 AM

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A Delhi Court on Monday remanded BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April
23 in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the alleged
liquor policy scam.

Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kavitha
was produced in court on the expiry of her three days of CBI custody.

Advocate Nitesh Rana appeared for Kavitha. CBI sought 14 days of judicial custody
for the BRS leader.

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As per CBI, Kavitha is one of the key conspirators in the liquor policy case and is
concealing facts which are exclusively in her knowledge. The probe agency had
sought 14 days of judicial custody for her. On the other hand, her counsel argued that
as per the Supreme Court's judgment in Pankaj Bansal
(https://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court/why-ed-must-furnish-grounds-of-arrest-to-
accused-in-writing-supreme-court-explains-239308?infinitescroll=1), an accused has
the right to say whatever they want to. "The accused is not required to answer the
way they want, in a customized manner," he argued.

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Kavitha was arrested on the evening of March 15 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
in the money laundering case related to the excise policy case. She was in judicial
custody when the CBI arrested her. This was after CBI recently got permission from
court to interrogate Kavitha in jail.

CBI alleged that Sarath Reddy participated in the liquor business in Delhi under the
excise policy on Kavitha's assurance that she has contacts in the Delhi Government
and she would help him in the business.

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It further alleged that in November-December 2021, Kavitha asked Sarath Chandra

Reddy to pay Rs. 25 crores at the rate of Rs. 5 crores per zone for the 05 retail zones
allotted to him, as she had claimed that she herself had paid Rs.100 crores as upfront
money to Aam Aadmi Party through Vijay Nair for getting favourable provisions in
Excise Policy.

CBI alleged that Kavitha was required to be examined in connection with the evidence
surfaced during the further investigation of the case in respect of her involvement in
the criminal conspiracy regarding formulation and implementation of the Excise
Policy.

The judge recently denied interim bail to Kavitha in the money laundering case. Her
regular bail plea is fixed for hearing on April 16.

ED has alleged that Kavitha is “one of the kingpins, a key conspirator and beneficiary”
of the excise policy scam.
 The agency alleged that Kavitha along with other members of the South Group
namely Sarath Reddy, Raghav Magunta and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, conspired
with top Aam Aadmi Party leaders and gave them kickbacks to the tune of Rs. 100
Crore and in exchange, got undue favours in the formulation and implementation of
the excise policy.

ED had also alleged that Kavitha orchestrated a deal with the Delhi Chief Minister and
then Deputy Chief Minister, wherein she along with other members of the South
Group paid them kickbacks through a string of intermediaries and middlemen.

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