K Kavitha released from jail, says those who put her behind bars will be ‘paid back with interest’

Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha was released from the Tihar jail in New Delhi on Tuesday after the Supreme Court granted her bail in the liquor policy case earlier in the day.

Kavitha told party supporters who had gathered outside the jail that those responsible for sending her to jail would be “paid back with interest”, The Hindu reported.

She said that the case against her was politically motivated and the party would fight it.

“I am KCR’s daughter and I can never do wrong,” Kavitha said. “With my arrest, they [apparently referring to the BJP] further made BRS and KCR unbreakable.”

Kavitha, a member of the Telangana Legislative Council, had been in custody since March 15. The court on Tuesday reprimanded the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate for their selective approach in investigating the case.

It noted that while the investigations by the two agencies against Kavitha have been completed, the trial against her was not likely to conclude soon. It ruled that the agencies no longer needed to interrogate her in custody.

Kavitha is alleged to be a part of a so-called South Group that paid Rs 100 crore to Aam Aadmi Party leaders in exchange for favours related to the policy through businessman Vijay Nair.

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