BRS leader Kavitha’s nephew is ‘involved in transfer, use of proceeds of crime’ in Delhi excise case: ED

ED’s special counsel Zoheb Hossain, who requested a five-day extension of her custody, told the court that the agency had earlier summoned Kavitha’s nephew but he failed to appear before it. “We’ve filed an application for the interrogation of (co-accused) Sameer Mahendru to find the proceeds of the crime of Kavitha’s nephew,” he said. Hossain told the court searches were going on at his (nephew’s) home currently.

The agency submitted that business details of Kavitha’s nephew, Meka Sharan, were also sought during her statement, but she said that she was unaware of this. The agency alleged a phone belonging to Sharan was seized and he was asked to appear before the agency on two occasions, but he failed to do so.

It was also alleged that during the last 7 days of the investigation, it was found that Sharan was involved in the “transfer/utilisation of proceeds of crime from M/S Indo Spirits, which was created as a device to ensure repayment of kickbacks, in a conspiracy between K Kavitha, MSR and Mahendru”.

Advocate Nitesh Rana, appearing for Kavitha, filed bail before the court, requesting it to issue notice to the agency.
Calling Kavitha one of the kingpins and key conspirators, the ED in its remand application noted that she “conspired with top leaders of AAP and gave them kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 crore and in exchange, got undue favours in the Delhi Excise Policy formulation and implementation”.

The application also alleged that she “orchestrated” a deal with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, wherein she, along with other members of the “South Group”, paid kickbacks “through a string of intermediaries and middlemen” to gain access to the excise policy formation.