BRS chief K Kavitha seeks the court against the CBI’s request to question her in Tihar prison in relation to the excise policy

BRS leader K Kavitha, who was detained in connection with the money laundering case tied to the Delhi excise policy, urged a court here on Saturday to reject a CBI plea that called for her questioning in Tihar prison in connection with a corruption case involving the purported scheme.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was granted permission by the court on Friday to question Kavitha in Tihar. The ruling was made in response to the CBI’s request, which asked for the court’s approval to question Kavitha while she was under judicial custody.

In his court appearance, attorney Nitesh Rana represented Kavitha and claimed that the CBI had circumvented the legal procedure by submitting the plea “behind her back.”

He told the court, “I have serious concerns that the CBI might not have disclosed accurate information to secure a favorable ruling from the court,” and he begged it to postpone the decision until Kavitha’s side was heard.

Her petition is expected to be heard by the court later on Saturday.

On March 15, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Kavitha in connection with a money laundering case involving the purported Delhi excise policy fraud.

The Telangana MLC asked the court to grant her temporary release on Thursday, citing her son’s (16) upcoming examinations as the reason he need her “moral and emotional support.”

Kavitha, a prominent member of the “South Group” that reportedly paid the governing AAP in Delhi payments of Rs 100 crore in exchange for a significant portion of liquor licenses in the nation’s capital, is the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Last Tuesday, she was placed into judicial custody for 14 days.

On March 15, Kavitha, 46, was taken into custody by the ED from her Hyderabad home in Banjara Hills.