Reported By: Kavya Mishra
Last Updated: March 16, 2024, 12:23 IST
According to the arrest memo, Kavitha was charged with the offence of money laundering under sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA. (Image: News18)
The Telangana leader was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday after the probe agency raided her residence in Hyderabad
K Kavitha, BRS leader and former Telangana Chief Minister KCR’s daughter, on Saturday, denied all allegations terming her arrest in the liquor policy scam case as ‘illegal.’ The BRS MLC said it is ‘a fabricated case.’
The Telangana leader was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday after the probe agency raided her residence in Hyderabad and was brought to New Delhi for questioning.
BRS leader K Kavitha is set to be produced before a special PMLA court on Saturday by ED which seeks to obtain her remand for custodial interrogation in the money laundering case. She arrived at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court with ED’s Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain and Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta.
Soon after her arrest, a video of Kavitha’s brother KTR’s heated exchange of words between ED officials went viral on social media.
A team of doctors and medics were seen entering the federal agency’s office in central Delhi in the morning where Kavitha was housed after her arrest.
KTR alleged ED produced an “illegal arrest warrant” against Kavitha, while the probe agency officials told KTR not to “obstruct” the team’s work. An ED official is also heard telling him that “legal remedies are available”.
The ED may seek her 10-day custody from the court while Kavitha’s defence is expected to contest the same as they had called the Friday ED action illegal as her petition for no coercive action in this case is pending before the Supreme Court and is listed for March 19.
Kavitha’s arrest a day before the Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections, may have some psychological impact on party workers.
Meanwhile, the BRS workers on Saturday staged protests at Jubilee Hills Bus stand in Hyderabad against Kavitha’s arrest in Delhi liquor policy scam case.
