ED Files Fresh Charge Sheet in Delhi Excise Policy Case, Names TRS' K Kavitha

ED chargesheeted BRS leader K Kavitha in Delhi excise policy money laundering case. The agency arrested Kavitha on March 15 for alleged involvement in the scam. The charge sheet names her as an accused under PMLA. Similar charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal are expected next week. ED has arrested 18 individuals so far, including Kejriwal, who received interim Supreme Court bail. The case involves bribery and kickbacks used for AAP's Goa election campaign. The excise policy scam, under CBI investigation, led to ED's PMLA case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a fresh charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case naming BRS leader K Kavitha as an accused, official sources said.

The federal agency had arrested Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, from her Banjara hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15.

Official sources said the prosecution complaint has been filed under sections 45 and 44(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before a designated court, the sources said.

A similar complaint against Kejriwal is expected to be filed next week.

This is the seventh charge sheet by the ED in this case in which it has arrested 18 people so far including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was given interim bail by the Supreme Court on Friday.

The ED had alleged that Rs 45 crore ''kickbacks'', out of the Rs 100 crore ''bribe'' provided by the 'South Group', were used by the AAP for the Goa assembly election campaign in 2022.

The 'South Group' liquor lobby allegedly includes Kavitha, TDP Ongole seat Lok Sabha candidate Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, his son Raghav Reddy and others.

The excise case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities. Subsequently, the ED registered a case under the PMLA.

The ED filed its money laundering case on August 22, 2022, taking cognisance of the CBI FIR that was lodged on August 17, 2022.

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