In the legal realm of New Delhi, a tribunal declined to grant provisional release to BRS leader K Kavitha amidst the Delhi excise policy-associated money laundering lawsuit. Special Magistrate Kaveri Baweja rebuffed the entreaty, deeming the circumstances inappropriate for her temporary liberation. Kavitha had petitioned the tribunal for interim freedom, citing the imperative need for her “ethical and emotional sustenance” to assist her 16-year-old offspring during his examinations.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) contested the plea, alleging Kavitha’s tampering with evidence and influence over potential witnesses implicated in the lawsuit. The bureau asserted Kavitha’s pivotal role within the “Southern Collective,” accused of disbursing Rs 100 crore in kickbacks to the ruling AAP party in Delhi, in exchange for a substantial portion of liquor licenses within the nation’s capital.
Aged 46, Kavitha was apprehended from her domicile in Banjara Hills on the 15th of March amidst vociferous demonstrations by BRS adherents. Subsequently, she was remanded to the custody of the ED for a duration of seven days. Further extensions were granted to her custodial interrogation, stretching it by an additional three days. Eventually, she was consigned to a 14-day period of judicial custody on the preceding Tuesday.
