A Delhi court docket on Saturday despatched BRS chief Okay Kavitha to ED custody until March 23 in a cash laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage.
Special Judge for ED instances M Okay Nagpal handed the order on an software of the federal anti-money laundering company in search of her remand.
The company produced Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana chief minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao, earlier than the particular court docket, and sought her custody for 10 days. However, the court docket remanded her in ED custody solely until March 23.
While being produced earlier than the court docket, Kavitha termed her arrest as unlawful and stated, “We will fight it (case) out in court.”
Kavitha, 46, a Telangana Legislative Council member, was arrested by the central probe company from her residence at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad Friday night.
During the listening to, senior advocate Vikram Chaudhari, showing for Kavitha together with advocate Nitesh Rana, informed the choose her arrest was “illegal”.
The counsel additionally accused the federal anti-money laundering company of flouting the Supreme Court course whereas arresting her. They claimed the apex court docket had directed the ED to not take any coercive motion towards Kavitha earlier than it hears her plea towards the summons issued by the company to her on March 19.
“It is a black day that SC orders are violated, that an officer thinks he/she is above law,” the counsel to court docket.
The ED, nonetheless, stated it has not made any assertion earlier than a court docket, together with the Supreme Court, that no coercive motion will likely be taken towards Okay Kavitha.
“There is enough evidence, witnesses’ statements against K Kavitha in the case,” the ED informed the court docket.
The company additionally accused Kavitha of destructing proof within the case.
“We have summoned several witnesses to confront K Kavitha with,” the company informed the court docket.
First Published: Mar 16 2024 | 5:14 PM IST
