K Kavitha To Remain In Tihar Jail As Delhi HC Denies Regular Bail In Delhi Liquor Excise Policy Case
New Delhi: In a big setback for K Kavitha in the Delhi liquor excise policy case, the Delhi High Court on Monday denied regular bail to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader. Kavtha's bail was rejected in both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases concerning the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. The verdict was pronounced by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The BRS leader will remain in Tihar jail. Kavitha is currently lodged in Tihar jail.Earlier this month, the ED the ED in its prosecution complaint against BRS leader and Former Telangana CM daughter K Kavitha claimed that the total proceeds of crime in the alleged excise scam is around Rs 1,100 crore.Notably, after investigating for nearly two years, the federal probe agency has submitted the chargesheet and told the court that the proceeds of the crime are over Rs 1000 crore. ED for the first time has quantified the proceeds of crime.She was arrested by the ED on March 15 this year. Meanwhile, on April 11 she was again arrested by the CBI in Tihar Jail. K Kavitha has been accused of money laundering under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and punishable under Section 4.About Delhi Excise Policy Case:In 2021, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi implemented several amendments to its liquor excise policy. These changes included discontinuing government-owned liquor outlets and instead granting operational licenses to private entities. Additionally, the legal drinking age was lowered from 25 to 21 years and separate registration criteria were introduced for various liquor brands, factoring in pricing and sales performance in areas outside of Delhi.In addition to this, the Delhi government had proposed a significant hike in the annual liquor vending license fee - from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 75 lakh. However, controversy erupted when the government awarded licenses to 849 private vendors through competitive bidding, leading to allegations of corruption and favouritism.A report by the Chief Secretary of Delhi, dated July 8, 2022, highlighted apparent violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR) 1993, Delhi Excise Act 2009, and Delhi Excise Rules 2010.The AAP government scrapped the policy on July 31, 2022, and the old excise regime that was in force before November 17, 2021, was reimplemented. However, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena initiated an investigation into the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 based on the Chief Secretary's report. He recommended an inquiry to examine alleged breaches of rules and procedural irregularities during the implementation of the excise policy, calling for a CBI probe.The ED has accused top AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, as well as Kavitha, of conspiring to benefit from the Delhi Excise policy briefly enforced by the AAP government in Delhi.
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