ED submits new charge sheet in liquor policy case, K Kavitha named as accused
- In Reports
- 06:56 PM, May 10, 2024
- Myind Staff
The Enforcement Directorate submitted a new charge sheet to a Delhi court in the money laundering case linked to the excise policy, wherein BRS leader K Kavitha has been named as an accused. According to reports, the prosecution complaint has been lodged before the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court under sections 45 and 44(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
PTI reported that a comparable complaint against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is anticipated to be lodged next week.
This marks the sixth supplementary charge sheet filed by the ED in this case, resulting in the arrest of 18 individuals, including AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, and others. Sanjay Singh had been granted regular bail previously.
The court is scheduled to consider the arguments of the probe agency regarding the seventh chargesheet on May 13.
The ED initiated its money laundering case on August 22, 2022, following the CBI FIR filed on August 17, 2022.
The central probe agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal from his official residence in Delhi on March 21 under the PMLA. Meanwhile, K Kavitha, the Member of the Legislative Council and daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was apprehended from Hyderabad on March 15.
The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal until June 1, imposing several restrictions on him as part of the bail conditions. During the 21-day interim bail period, the court instructed Kejriwal not to sign any official file unless absolutely necessary to obtain the Lieutenant Governor's sanction.
The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta stated that he should refrain from visiting the Office of the Chief Minister and the Delhi Secretariat.
The top court declared that Kejriwal must adhere to the statement made on his behalf, specifying that he should refrain from signing official documents unless it is essential for obtaining clearance or approval from the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
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