K. Kavitha sent to judicial custody till April 23 in excise policy case being probed by CBI

April 15, 2024

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23, in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

Kavitha, who is the daughter of former Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on the expiry of her previously granted Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja sent her to jail in CBI’s case till April 23, when her custody in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) case will also end. The central probe agency on Monday sought her judicial custody.

On April 12, the judge sent her to CBI’s custody noting that a “detailed and sustained interrogation” of the accused is necessary.

Based on the submissions and evidence collected by the investigating agency, and after reviewing the Case Diary provided by the Investigating Officer, the court had concluded that it is apparent that a “detailed and sustained interrogation” of the accused is necessary.

The CBI, which arrested Kavitha from the Tihar Jail on April 11, and presented her before a Delhi court the next day, had sought five days’ custody on the grounds that witness statements, retrieved WhatsApp chats, and financial transaction documents related to a land deal have implicated her as a major conspirator in a scheme to pay Rs 100 crore to the AAP through accused Vijay Nair and others, in exchange for favourable provisions in Delhi’s excise policy.