The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi extended the judicial custody of K Kavitha, a BRS leader, until July 3 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor scam. This decision came after Kavitha was produced before the court on Monday. Three other accused in the same case - Prince, Arvind, and Damodar - were granted bail by the court on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh each.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Kavitha's custody following a production warrant issued after the court took cognizance of a charge sheet against her on May 29. Earlier, a Delhi court had denied her bail, citing her influence over witnesses and the potential for her to continue doing so if released.
In denying her bail, the court remarked, "The applicant can be, by no standards, said to be a vulnerable woman who could be made a scapegoat for committing the alleged offenses. Rather, she is undoubtedly a well-educated and well-placed woman in society."
K Kavitha, who is the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, has been in judicial custody in two cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the liquor policy case. She was arrested by the ED at her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15 and later taken into custody by the CBI from Tihar Jail.
The ED has alleged that Kavitha, along with leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), conspired to benefit from the liquor business. The agency pointed to flaws in the liquor policy and claimed kickbacks totaling Rs 100 crore from a group known as the 'South Group', of which Kavitha was allegedly a part, were exchanged.
