Kavitha's Arrest and Bail in Delhi Liquor Scam Case: Timeline of Events
27 Aug, 2024 15:08 IST
Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to the BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scamDelhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the Delhi liquor policy case Following which, the CBI had registered an FIR on August 17, 2022Subsequently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its money laundering case on August 22, 2022The excise case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22. The AAP government later scrapped the excise policyThe ED had earlier questioned Kavitha in the case on March 11, 20 and 21, last yearKavitha had challenged the ED summons in the Supreme Court BRS leader had led a one-day hunger strike on March 10 in the national capital over the delay in passing the Women's Reservation Bill in the ParliamentEnforcement Directorate officials had conducted searches at the premises of close relatives of Kavitha earlier this yearED has alleged that Kavitha was a part of the ‘South Group’ which allegedly paid kickbacks of Rs.100 crore to AAP leadersSouth Group liquor lobby allegedly includes Kavitha, TDP leader Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, his son Raghav Reddy and othersMembers of South Group were allegedly given 65 percent stake in Indospirit, which is owned by liquor trader Sameer MahendruKavitha was arrested in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case on March 15, 2024South Group liquor lobby allegedly includes Kavitha, TDP leader Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, his son Raghav Reddy and othersMembers of South Group were allegedly given 65 percent stake in Indospirit, which is owned by liquor trader Sameer MahendruED has alleged that Kavitha was a part of the ‘South Group’ which allegedly paid kickbacks of Rs.100 crore to AAP leadersEnforcement Directorate officials had conducted searches at the premises of close relatives of Kavitha earlier this yearBRS leader had led a one-day hunger strike on March 10 in the national capital over the delay in passing the Women's Reservation Bill in the ParliamentThe ED had earlier questioned Kavitha in the case on March 11, 20 and 21, last yearKavitha had challenged the ED summons in the Supreme Court Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to the BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam
