CBI summons BRS’s K Kavitha in Delhi liquor scam on February 26

Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator, K Kavitha, was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case next week,as PTI reported.

According to officials, Kavitha has been asked to appear before the investigation team at the CBI headquarters on Monday (February 26). The agency had previously recorded her statement in December 2022 at her residence in Hyderabad.

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The Enforcement Directorate has raised allegations that Vijay Nair, one of the case’s accused, received kickbacks amounting to at least Rs 100 crore from a group known as South Group (controlled by Sarath Reddy, K Kavitha, and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy) on behalf of leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The CBI, which has filed three chargesheets so far, including against former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, contends that kickbacks ranging from Rs 90-100 crore were paid in advance to some politicians of the ruling AAP in Delhi and other public servants by individuals in the liquor business from South India through co-accused Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, and Dinesh Arora.

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The agency alleges that these kickbacks were subsequently returned to the conspirators through various means, such as the issuance of excess credit notes, bank transfers, and outstanding amounts left in accounts of companies controlled by individuals from the “South lobby.”

The CBI claims that a cartel was formed among liquor manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, violating provisions and the spirit of the policy.

All the conspirators are said to have actively participated in the illegal objectives of this criminal conspiracy, resulting in significant losses to the exchequer and undue pecuniary benefits to public servants and other accused involved in the conspiracy.