BRS MLC and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha, who is struggling hard to get bail in Delhi Liquor Policy case seems to be locking in more troubles after the Delhi Court took cognisance of a supplementary charge sheet filed against her.
For the last four months detained in Tihar Jail her repeated pleas for bail were rejected by courts. At this juncture, special judge for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases Kaveri Baweja took note of the chargesheet, observing that there was sufficient evidence to proceed against her in the case.
The judge also directed the CBI to supply copies of the supplementary charge sheet to Kavitha, who was produced before the court through video conference. She has been accused of conspiring with other members of a liquor cartel called “South Group” and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders as part of which kickbacks of Rs 100 crore were paid to the Delhi’s ruling party in return for liquor licences.
A significant portion of that money was allegedly spent by AAP for the Goa assembly election campaign in 2022. She also stands accused of generating and using proceeds of crime over Rs 292 crore.
Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 15 from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad. On April 11, the CBI also arrested her from Tihar jail in the corruption case linked to the alleged scam.
Earlier this month, the Delhi High Court had denied her bail in both the money laundering and corruption cases. After failing to get relief from her bail applications, she has now filed a default bail petition stating that as the probe agencies failed to file complete charge sheets within 60 days of her arrest, she claims her eligibility to get bail. The court adjourned the petition for hearing on August 5.
