BRS leader K Kavitha was sent to ED custody till March 23 today by a Delhi court in connection to the money laundering case associated with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.
Special Judge M K Nagpal, presiding over ED cases, issued the order in response to an application from the federal anti-money laundering agency seeking her remand.
ED sought custody for 10 days
The agency presented Kavitha before the special court, requesting her custody for 10 days. However, the court granted ED custody only until March 23.
In her appearance before the court, Kavitha called her arrest illegal, adding she will fight the case in court. On Friday evening, Kavitha was arrested by the central probe agency from her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. During the hearing, senior advocate Vikram Chaudhari, representing Kavitha alongside advocate Nitesh Rana, informed the judge that her arrest was “illegal”.
The counsel also alleged that the federal anti-money laundering agency had violated the Supreme Court’s directive during Kavitha’s arrest. They argued that the apex court had instructed the ED not to take any coercive action against Kavitha until it had heard her appeal regarding the summons issued by the agency on March 19.
“It is a black day that SC orders are violated, that an officer thinks he/she is above law,” the counsel said to the court. However, the ED clarified that it has not made any statement before any court, including the Supreme Court, indicating that no coercive action would be taken against K Kavitha.