According to recent claims by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), three days after arresting Kavitha, a Member of the Legislative Council of Telangana, she was allegedly involved in a scam related to the Delhi Liquor Policy.
K Kavitha, a member of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and MLC, is accused of colluding with top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to manipulate the Delhi Excise policy. The ED asserts that she paid Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders to receive these favors in the policy formulation and implementation.
The ED’s allegations came after Kavitha’s arrest on March 15 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. She is currently under ED’s custody until March 23 following a search at her residence in Hyderabad on the day of her arrest.
During the search, ED officials claim they faced obstacles from Kavitha’s relatives and associates.
“Investigations revealed that K Kavitha, in collaboration with AAP leaders, engaged in corrupt activities to benefit from the Delhi Excise policy. By paying illegal funds, she generated kickbacks for AAP, resulting in proceeds of crime,” a statement from the ED stated.
The ED has conducted searches at 245 locations nationwide, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai. So far, 15 individuals, including AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair, have been arrested in connection with the case.
The ED has filed a prosecution complaint and five supplementary complaints related to the case. Assets worth Rs 128.79 crore have been traced and attached as part of the investigation.
( with ANI inputs)