Delhi Excise Policy Case: BRS’ K Kavitha Withdraws Plea Challenging ED Summons

BRS leader K Kavitha on Tuesday has withdrew her plea from the Supreme Court challenging ED summons in the Delhi excise irregularities case in view of her arrest.

Previously on Monday, ED claimed that BRS MLC K Kavitha allegedly conspired with the top leaders of Aam Aadmi Party including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia to get favours in the Delhi Excise policy formulation and implementation, and she was involved in paying Rs.100 crore to the AAP leaders in exchange of these favours.

ED’s claims came 3 days after it arrested K Kavitha, (MLC of Telangana Legislative Council), in the alleged case of Delhi Liquor Policy Scam.

Kavitha, got arrested by an ED team on March 15, is in ED’s custodial interrogation for 7 days till March 23. She got arrested after a search operation conducted at Kavitha’s residence in Hyderabad on the same day.

During the search proceedings, the ED officials stated that they were obstructed by the relatives and associates of Kavitha.

ED claimed in a statement, “ED investigation revealed that K Kavitha along with others allegedly conspired with the top leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for getting favours in the Delhi Excise policy formulation & implementation.”

Furthermore it added, “In exchange for these favours, she was involved in paying Rs 100 crore to the leaders of AAP. By the acts of corruption and conspiracy in the formulation and implementation of Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, a continuous stream of illegal funds in the form of kickback, from the wholesalers was generated for the AAP.”

The ED has conducted searches on 245 locations across the country including Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and other places.

A total of 15 persons including Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Vijay Nair from AAP got arrested in the case so far.

ED filed one prosecution complaint and 5 supplementary complaints in the case so far.

The ED claimed, “Further, out of proceeds of crime generated, assets worth Rs 128.79 crore have been traced so far and have been attached vide Provisional Attachment Orders dated January 24, 2023 and July 3, 2023. Both the attachment orders have been confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority, New Delhi.”