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BRS Leader K Kavitha Arrested by CBI Inside Tihar Jail in Connection with Liquor Policy Case

K Kavitha, a prominent leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), has been detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Tihar Jail on suspicion of involvement in a money-laundering case linked to the liquor policy in Delhi. This arrest follows recent questioning by the probe agency during her judicial custody.

The daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha stands accused of playing a significant role in the “South Group,” which allegedly paid kickbacks amounting to ₹100 crore to the ruling AAP in Delhi. These payments were purportedly made in exchange for favourable treatment in obtaining liquor licenses in the national capital. Kavitha was remanded to 14-day judicial custody last Tuesday.

Initially arrested on March 15 by the Enforcement Directorate from her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Kavitha has faced intensified scrutiny regarding her involvement in the alleged scheme.

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CBI officials, having secured permission from a special court, recently interrogated Kavitha in Tihar Jail. The inquiry focused on WhatsApp conversations retrieved from the phone of co-accused Buchi Babu, as well as documents related to a land transaction. These communications and documents purportedly indicate a ₹100 crore payment to the AAP as kickbacks to influence the excise policy in favour of a liquor lobby.

During questioning at Tihar Jail, Kavitha addressed concerns raised in a letter to the court, characterizing the ongoing investigation by central agencies as a “media trial.” She expressed distress over the impact on her personal and political reputation, emphasizing the invasion of her privacy due to the widespread dissemination of her mobile phone data across television channels.

Kavya Bhatt

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