Supreme Court Seeks CBI, ED Responses on BRS Leader K Kavitha’s Bail Pleas in Excise Policy Scam”

The Supreme Court on Monday called for responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the bail applications of BRS leader K Kavitha, linked to corruption and money laundering allegations in the Delhi excise policy scam.

Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan of the Supreme Court agreed to hear Kavitha’s challenges against the Delhi High Court’s decision which previously denied her bail. The matters are scheduled for further hearing on August 20.

The Delhi High Court had, on July 1, rejected Kavitha’s bail pleas in the cases of corruption and money laundering, citing her as a primary conspirator in the criminal conspiracy surrounding the formulation and implementation of the now-invalidated Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. The policy has been at the center of allegations involving significant administrative and financial irregularities.

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Kavitha, aged 46, was taken into custody at her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad by the ED on March 15. Following this, the CBI also arrested her on April 11 in connection with the corruption case associated with the alleged scam.