Delhi Excise Policy Scandal: Court Denies Bail to BRS Leader K Kavitha
The case intensifies with allegations of evidence tampering and the questioning of Delhi CM's assistant.
- BRS leader K Kavitha's interim bail plea was denied by a New Delhi court in connection with the Delhi excise policy-related money laundering case.
- The Enforcement Directorate alleged K Kavitha destroyed evidence and influenced witnesses, accusing her of being a key member of the 'South Group' involved in kickbacks.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant, Bibhav Kumar, is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the same probe.
- K Kavitha was arrested on March 15 and has been in judicial custody since; her request for bail citing her son's exams was dismissed.
- The case involves allegations of kickbacks to AAP for a significant share of liquor licenses in the national capital.