ED Issues Fresh Summons To K Kavitha After BRS Leader Skips Previous Notice

On Thursday, Kavitha skipped the second round of ED questioning in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.

ED issues fresh summon to BRS MLC K Kavitha and asked her to appear on March 20

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha, who skipped the questioning in connection with the money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy case.

On Thursday, K. Kavitha skipped the second round of ED question in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. Now, the ED has sent her fresh summon to join the investigation on March 20.

Delhi excise policy case | ED issues fresh summon to BRS MLC & Telangana CM's daughter K Kavitha and asks her to appear on 20th March: Sources

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Kavitha was last questioned by the probe agency on March 11 and was summoned by the agency for the second time today, but she had approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing saying as per norms a woman cannot be summoned for questioning before ED in the office and her questioning should take place at her residence.

The advocate for Kavitha said that a woman is now being summoned by ED for questioning and that it is "completely against the law".

On Wednesday, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha agreed to hear the matter on March 24 but refused to grant her interim relief. 

According to IANS report, Kavitha was to be made to sit face-to-face with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai who had represented the South Group that allegedly gave kickbacks of Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders. 

Kavitha has claimed that she has never met former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by the CBI and the ED in connection with the  liquor policy case. She claims that her name is being dragged  in the case unnecessarily.

According to the ED, Kavitha is also one of the representatives of South Group in the excise policy case.