Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal, BRS leader Kavitha in excise case till May 7
Both the leaders were arrested in connection withbthe alleged Delhi excise policy scam
By Newsmeter Network Published on 23 April 2024 10:30 AM GMT
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 7.
Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extended their custody after they were produced before the court through video conference on expiry of their remand.
The judge also extended the judicial custody of Kavitha, a Telangana MLC and daughter of former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, till May 7 in the related corruption case being probed by the CBI.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 after he failed to get an interim protection by the High Court from arrest in the repeated summons issued by the ED in excise policy scam case. Soon after the arrest, Arvind Kejriwal had challenged his ED arrest in the court. In his plea, the AAP national convener questioned the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act that caused his arrest.
Kavitha was arrested by the ED from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15 in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam and was sent to judicial custody.
Later, the CBI who produced the accused before the court told that she was not required for further custodial interrogation.
The BRS leader was questioned about the WhatsApp chats recovered from co-accused Buchi Babu's phone and documents related to a land deal, after which an amount of Rs 100 crore was allegedly paid to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in kickbacks to swing the excise policy for the national capital in favour of a liquor lobby.
