Delhi Excise Policy Case: Kavitha Paid Rs 100 Cr Kickback To AAP, According To ED Chargesheet

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New Delhi: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was involved in proceeds of crime worth nearly Rs 300 crore out of Rs 1,100 crore laundered in the Delhi excise policy scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged on Monday.

In its supplementary chargesheet filed before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a Delhi court, which extended Kavitha’s judicial custody till July 3, the court granted bail to three co-accused – Prince, Damodar and Arvind Singh, who were chargesheeted without being arrested during probe by the agency, PTI reported.

According to the ED chargesheet, Rs 1,100 crore was laundered in all, out of which proceeds of crime worth Rs 292.8 crore are being dealt with in the prosecution complaint.

As per the agency, huge proceeds of crime were generated by Kavitha, Chanpreet Singh, Prince Kumar, Damodar Sharma and Arvind Singh.

Kavitha is alleged to have been involved in proceeds of crime worth Rs 292.80 crore, out of which Rs 100 crore was paid as kickbacks to the Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

The ED accused Kavitha of ‘conspiring’ with the members of the purported South Group and the AAP leaders through another accused Vijay Nair who was acting on behalf of the top AAP leadership to pay Rs 100 crore kickbacks and receive undue benefits, the report added.