The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi excise policy..Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma asked the ED to file its response to Kavitha's bail plea and posted the case for hearing on May 24. .Kavitha's bail plea was rejected by a special court on May 6 prompting her to approach the High Court..Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 15 from Hyderabad, following allegations that she was involved in a money laundering case connected with the alleged Delhi excise scam.On April 11, the CBI also recorded the arrest of Kavitha. .The case against her and others alleged to be involved in the Delhi excise scam originated in 2022 when a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging that the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 was manipulated to facilitate monopolisation and cartelisation of wholesale and retail liquor trade in Delhi.As per the CBI and ED, certain persons/ group from South India were benefited in the process and some amount of their profits was given to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which used the same to campaign for Goa assembly elections.The case was registered under provisions of Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Meanwhile, ED is separately probing money laundering allegations in the case.The trial Court had earlier also denied her interim bail in the ED case..The bail plea has been filed through advocates Deepak Nagar and Mohith Rao. Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhari and advocate Nitesh Rana argued the case.
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi excise policy..Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma asked the ED to file its response to Kavitha's bail plea and posted the case for hearing on May 24. .Kavitha's bail plea was rejected by a special court on May 6 prompting her to approach the High Court..Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 15 from Hyderabad, following allegations that she was involved in a money laundering case connected with the alleged Delhi excise scam.On April 11, the CBI also recorded the arrest of Kavitha. .The case against her and others alleged to be involved in the Delhi excise scam originated in 2022 when a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging that the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 was manipulated to facilitate monopolisation and cartelisation of wholesale and retail liquor trade in Delhi.As per the CBI and ED, certain persons/ group from South India were benefited in the process and some amount of their profits was given to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which used the same to campaign for Goa assembly elections.The case was registered under provisions of Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Meanwhile, ED is separately probing money laundering allegations in the case.The trial Court had earlier also denied her interim bail in the ED case..The bail plea has been filed through advocates Deepak Nagar and Mohith Rao. Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhari and advocate Nitesh Rana argued the case.