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Final Up to date: March 23, 2024, 23:12 IST
BRS MLC Ok Kavitha (PTI file photograph)
The ED has alleged that Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao, was a key member of the ’South Group’ that has been accused of paying the AAP kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a giant share of liquor licences within the nationwide capital
A courtroom right here on Saturday prolonged the Enforcement Directorate custody of BRS chief Ok Kavitha, an accused within the Delhi excise coverage cash laundering case, until March 26.
The ED has alleged that Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao, was a key member of the ‘South Group’ that has been accused of paying the AAP kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a giant share of liquor licences within the nationwide capital.
“In view of the truth that additional custodial interrogation of the accused (Kavitha) has been hunted for additional sustained and detailed interrogation the ED custody of the accused is prolonged until March 26,” Particular Choose Kaveri Baweja mentioned.
The choose directed the Investigating Officer (IO) “to make sure that additional interrogation and confrontation of accused is completed with none delay”. The courtroom additionally allowed Kavitha’s utility to satisfy her members of the family, together with her husband, son, brother, sister and sister-in-law, and her private assistant (PA) within the courtroom.
It famous that Kavitha had additionally filed one other utility searching for instructions to the ED to permit her home-cooked meals to allow her to have the medically prescribed food regimen.
In her plea, Kavitha mentioned that she was affected by some medical illnesses, corresponding to heartburn and the physician had suggested her to adapt to the desired food regimen.
“It’s famous that within the order dated March 16 permission for offering a medically prescribed food regimen has already been issued. Nevertheless, contemplating the request made on behalf of the accused right this moment, she is permitted to be supplied with home-cooked meals, as requested,” the courtroom mentioned.
In its plea searching for an extension of her custodial remand by 5 days, the federal probe company mentioned Kavitha was interrogated, confronted with statements of 4 folks and questioned primarily based on the findings in the course of the investigation.
It mentioned Kavitha was additionally confronted with a forensic report exhibiting the formatting of her cell phone knowledge in the course of the probe. Her cellphone knowledge was being analysed, it mentioned.
“Throughout the search carried out on the premises of the arrestee (Kavitha) on March 15, a cell gadget belonging to Meka Saran (her nephew) has been seized. He was known as two occasions to look earlier than the investigation. Nevertheless, he has failed to look earlier than the investigation,” the plea mentioned. It mentioned the investigation within the final week revealed that Saran was concerned within the switch or utilisation of the proceeds of crime.
“Since he’s in possession of data related for investigation within the case and he isn’t cooperating with the investigation, Search is being carried out at his premises (in Hyderabad on Saturday),” the plea mentioned. It mentioned Saran is a “shut relative” of the Kavitha and that he was current in her home when ED carried out the raid.
“Among the household enterprise particulars, financials of the household enterprise and many others. had been sought and she or he (Kavitha) mentioned that she would inform her counsel/member of the family and the identical info will probably be shared by them via mail,” the plea mentioned. However not a single element was furnished to the ED, it mentioned.
“An utility can also be moved earlier than this courtroom for additional interrogation of Sameer Mahendru, for getting the small print of the mentioned switch/utilization of proceeds of crime (POC) by Meka Saran, and to determine the position of the arrestee,” the remand utility mentioned.
It mentioned Kavitha needs to be interrogated on the current findings. Throughout the proceedings, Kavitha’s advocate Nitish Rana filed a bail plea following which the ED counsel mentioned the Investigating Officer (IO) was “neck deep” within the case and the order on bail might be handed on the following date of listening to.
“5 days is sufficient for submitting a reply to the bail. I’m not urgent it,” the advocate mentioned. Kavitha, 46, a Telangana Legislative Council member, was arrested by the central probe company from her residence at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on March 15.
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