May 6th 2024.
A court in New Delhi has recently rejected a regular bail plea by K. Kavitha, a prominent leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, in connection with a money laundering case being investigated by both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kavitha, who is the daughter of the party's founder and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is currently in judicial custody until May 7.
The decision was made by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court, who had earlier sent Kavitha to the CBI's custody, stating that a thorough interrogation of the accused was necessary. Kavitha was initially arrested by the ED and then by the CBI on April 11 while she was already in Tihar Jail. Her pleas for bail were denied by the court, which ruled that she must remain in judicial custody while the case is being investigated by both agencies.
In her application, Kavitha has alleged that her arrest was politically motivated and was intended to hinder her party's chances in the upcoming general elections. She believes that her arrest, just days before the nomination process began in Telangana, was orchestrated by the ruling party at the Centre in order to impede her election campaign. She maintains that she has no involvement in the alleged excise policy scam in Delhi and that the ruling party is using the investigative agencies to defame her and her father.
According to her, this is a tactic used by the political masterminds to link her to the scam in order to damage her reputation and that of her father, who was the Chief Minister of Telangana at the time. She also accuses the ruling party of using the investigative agencies to publicly link her to the scam, so that further actions can be taken against her. Her application also mentions her medical condition, hypertension, as a reason for bail, citing the need for medical care after her arrest by the ED. She also argues that the CBI is solely relying on the statements of approvers or their associates, which she believes is part of a larger conspiracy against her.
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