ED seeks 10-day remand of BRS leader K Kavitha in Delhi Excise Policy scam case

March 16, 2024

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday sought a 10-day remand of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator K Kavitha who is facing charges for allegedly conspiring with top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in exchange for favours in the Delhi Excise Policy case formulation and implementation.

The arrested K Kavitha is alleged to have been one of the kingpins, a key conspirator and beneficiary of the Delhi Excise Policy Scam, the ED statement added.

The ED statement alleged that K Kavitha along with other members of the South Group conspired with the top leaders of AAP and gave the party kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 crore in exchange for undue favours in the Delhi Excise Policy formulation and implementation.

The agency stated that K Kavitha allegedly orchestrated a deal with the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and then Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Excise, Manish Sisodia, wherein she along with other members of the South Group paid them kickbacks through a string of intermediaries and middlemen.

“In exchange for the kickbacks paid to the leaders of AAP, she allegedly had access to the policy formulation and was offered provisions to ensure a favourable position for her.She further got stakes in the partnership of Indo Spirits, through her dummy Arun Pillai, without substantial investment in this firm and distribution business of M/s Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd, which is one of the biggest manufacturers in the country and thus made Indo Spirits, the most profitable L1 in the Delhi Excise policy 2021-22 period and thus recouped proceeds of crime in the guise of profits,” ED statement said.