BRS Leader K Kavitha Placed Under Arrest By CBI In Delhi Excise Policy Case

Earlier, CBI moved an application seeking permission to investigate and record the statement of K Kavitha in Tihar Jail.

On March 15, Kavitha was arrested by ED from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad. ( Image Source :File Photo )

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested K. Kavitha in connection with the Delhi liquor excise scam case on Thursday. K. Kavitha is currently lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody after the arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED). Over the week, CBI officials conducted an interrogation with K. Kavitha within the confines of the jail premises in connection with the alleged scam. 

While Kavitha is slated to stay in Tihar jail on Thursday, it is likely that the agency will present her before a court on Friday to request her remand. If the CBI secures her remand, Kavitha will be transferred to the lockup at the agency headquarters, where she will undergo questioning by officers from the Anti-Corruption Branch, as per the report on PTI.

Earlier, CBI moved an application seeking permission to investigate and record the statement of K Kavitha in Tihar Jail.

Till now, Kavitha has been maintaining and alleging, "It is a fake case, but we are fighting it. Why politicians are being arrested during the elections? The ECI should intervene and protect the democracy in this country."

On Monday, Delhi court denied interim bail to BRS leader K Kavitha by stating that she cannot be entitled to discretion in her favour by virtue of her being a woman. The court ruled that by no means can she be called a "vulnerable woman."

On March 15, Kavitha was arrested by ED from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad.

Previously, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had leveled accusations against Kavitha, implicating her in a significant capacity within the 'South Group.' The ED alleged that this group played a central role in orchestrating kickbacks amounting to Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in exchange for a substantial portion of liquor licenses in the national capital.