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In a recent development, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till July 3. This decision comes after Kavitha was produced before the court today at the end of her judicial custody period in Enforcement Directorate case related to the Delhi Liquor Excise Case. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader was arrested on March 15 in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja on June 3 extended Kavitha’s judicial custody after she was brought before the court in pursuance of its earlier order issuing a production warrant against her. The court had issued the warrants after taking cognisance of a charge sheet against the BRS leader in the case on May 29.
Moreover, the court granted bail to three co-accused — Prince, Damodar, and Arvind Singh — who were charge sheeted without being arrested during the ED’s investigation. The chargesheet, containing 224 pages, is the sixth supplementary prosecution complaint in the repealed Delhi excise policy case being investigated by the ED. Kavitha remains in judicial custody in the two cases lodged by the ED and the CBI in the alleged scam.
The ‘scam’ pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. Kavitha, aged 46, was arrested from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15. The CBI also arrested her from Tihar jail. The judicial custody extension underscores the ongoing legal proceedings in the case, highlighting the complexities surrounding the Delhi Liquor Excise Case.