A Delhi court on Friday sent Bharat Rasthra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till April 15 in the alleged Delhi excise policy ‘scam’ case.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order after hearing arguments of the CBI as well as Kavitha’s counsel.

The 46-year-old leader was arrested on Thursday by the CBI in Tihar jail, where she was lodged after her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged ‘scam’.

The CBI arrested Kavitha under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with Section 477-A (falsification of accounts) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 7 (offence relating to public servant being bribed) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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