BRS leader K Kavitha denied bail by Delhi High Court in liquor policy case
Kavitha is prima facie among the main conspirators in the alleged plot relating to the formulation and implementation of the policy, the court said.
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The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the liquor policy case, Live Law reported.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected Kavitha’s petition seeking bail in cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating allegations of money-laundering linked to the case, had arrested the Telangana MLC in Hyderabad in March. She was later remanded to judicial custody, after which the Central Bureau of Investigation also arrested her in April.
The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Kavitha, among others, conspired with senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy Manish Sisodia, to secure favours in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor excise policy of the national capital.
The two central agencies have alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government modified Delhi’s liquor excise policy by increasing the commission for wholesalers from 5% to 12%. This allegedly facilitated the receipt of bribes from wholesalers who had a substantial market share and turnover.
On Monday, the High Court said that Kavitha was prima facie one of the main conspirators in the alleged criminal plot relating to the formulation and implementation of the policy, Live Law reported.
The court also found her prima facie involved in payment of kickbacks, establishing the...
