K Kavitha, jailed BRS leader, arrested by CBI in Delhi liquor policy case

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, April 11, 2024: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested jailed Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy case.

Kavitha, who is the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is presently lodged in Tihar Jail till April 23. She was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from her residence in Hyderabad on March 15 on money laundering charges in the case.

The agency had filed an application in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday, seeking permission to arrest Kavitha in the case. The court allowed the CBI to arrest the BRS leader in the case on Wednesday evening, following which she was arrested on Thursday. The CBI will seek her remand from the court on Friday.

Earlier, Kavitha said the CBI had recorded her statement in jail and alleged that it was a "political case".

"This is a case completely based on the statement. It is a political case. This is a case of targeting the opposition parties. The CBI has already recorded my statement in jail," she said.

CBI officials had recently questioned Kavitha inside the prison after obtaining permission from a special court.

The BRS leader was questioned about the WhatsApp chats recovered from co-accused Buchi Babu’s phone and documents related to a land deal in connection with the liquor policy case.

On April 6, the CBI had gone to Tihar Jail to question Kavitha on these aspects of the case, sources said.

The ED has alleged that Kavitha is a key member of the "South Group", which has been accused of paying the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a big share of liquor licences in the national capital.



Courtesy: INDIA TODAY