Ok Kavitha getting into the Enforcement Directorate’s workplace in Delhi
New Delhi:
BRS chief Ok Kavitha, arrested from her Hyderabad residence by the Enforcement Directorate final night within the Delhi liquor coverage case, was taken to the company’s headquarters within the nationwide capital round midnight. The company moved her to Delhi for additional questioning within the case.
After touchdown within the metropolis, she was taken to the company’s workplace, the place medical assessments had been completed.
The company produced former Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter earlier than Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court docket this morning and sought her remand for custodial interrogation.
Safety across the ED headquarters has been tightened this morning and prohibitory orders have been imposed.
Reacting to her arrest, Ms Kavitha’s brother and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao in a submit on X stated, ”Abuse of energy and institutional misuse to settle political scores is one thing that has develop into more and more widespread with BJP authorities in final 10 years. ED must reply the Supreme Courtroom on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter could be very a lot sub-judice and up for evaluate in a few days, on the nineteenth of March. What’s much more appalling is the ED undermining its personal enterprise given to the Hon’ble Supreme Courtroom. Justice shall prevail and we are going to proceed to battle legally.”
Abuse of energy and institutional misuse to settle political scores is one thing that has develop into more and more widespread with BJP Govt in final 10 years
ED must reply Supreme Courtroom on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter could be very a lot sub-judice & up for evaluate in a…
— KTR (@KTRBRS) March 15, 2024
The monetary probe company on Friday took Telangana’s Legislative Council Member Ok Kavitha, 46, in custody in a dramatic arrest and hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad in a cash laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage.
Ms Kavitha was arrested pm from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad as lots of of her supporters protested the company motion.
The arrest got here weeks forward of the Lok Sabha polls and on a day the Congress authorities within the state accomplished 100 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was additionally in Malkajgiri, a suburb in Hyderabad, the place he held a large roadshow.
The Supreme Courtroom had granted the BRS chief immunity from interrogation until Wednesday and heard her petition in opposition to the company’s summons within the case on Friday. The following listening to shall be on Tuesday.