New Delhi. In the case of alleged scam in excise policy, ED on Friday arrested former Telangana CM KCR’s daughter K. Filed its supplementary charge sheet against Kavita in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court. The court will consider it for cognizance on May 13. According to sources, a similar charge sheet can be filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal next week. This is the seventh supplementary chargesheet filed by ED in this case.
The ED has alleged that BRS leader Kavita was a key member of the ‘South Group’, which is accused of paying an alleged bribe of Rs 100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in return for a major share of liquor licenses in the national capital. . The agency had earlier said that Kavita was “the main conspirator and beneficiary of the Delhi Excise Policy scam”. ED says that K Kavitha had struck a deal with the then Deputy Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Excise Minister Manish Sisodia, in which she, along with other members of the South Group, paid bribes to them through middlemen and brokers.
The ED had claimed that “in return for the bribes given to AAP leaders, they got access to policy making and were offered provisions to ensure favorable conditions.” In the present case, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 under the Money Laundering Act. It is alleged that Delhi Liquor Policy was made to fund Goa elections 2022, under which businessmen of South India were benefited. In return, he helped Aam Aadmi Party with Rs 45 crore in Goa elections.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 10, 2024, 23:16 IST