On Friday, the Delhi High Court instructed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to provide their feedback in K Kavitha's bail plea concerning her alleged connection to the money laundering case associated with the Delhi excise policy.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's bench issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and scheduled the matter for May 24. Kavitha's bail plea had been rejected by the Rouse Avenue Court on May 6, leading her to appeal the decision to the High Court.
K Kavitha was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 15 in Hyderabad. The origins of the case involving her and other individuals implicated in the Delhi excise scandal date back to 2022, when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a First Information Report (FIR). This FIR alleged that the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 had been manipulated to enable the monopolization and cartelization of the wholesale and retail liquor trade in Delhi.
According to assertions by both the CBI and ED, certain individuals or groups from South India profited from this manipulation, with a portion of their gains allegedly channeled to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), purportedly for use in the Goa assembly elections campaign.
Case Title: K Kavitha v ED (Bail Application 1675/2024)
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