The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has implicated Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case involving proceeds of crime worth nearly ₹300 crore. This is part of a larger ₹1,100 crore Delhi excise policy scam, according to the agency’s supplementary chargesheet filed before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a Delhi court on Monday.
The court extended Kavitha’s judicial custody till July 3, while granting bail to three co-accused, Prince, Damodar Sharma, and Arvind Singh, who were chargesheeted but not arrested. The ED’s chargesheet details the total laundered amount of ₹1,100 crore, with ₹292.8 crore being specifically dealt with in the prosecution complaint.
The chargesheet alleges that Kavitha, along with Chanpreet Singh, Prince Kumar, Damodar Sharma, and Arvind Singh, was involved in generating significant proceeds of crime. Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, is accused of handling proceeds of crime worth ₹292.80 crore, of which ₹100 crore was allegedly paid as kickbacks to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. The ED claims she conspired with members of the so-called South Group and AAP leaders, through accused Vijay Nair, to facilitate these kickbacks and receive undue benefits.
Kavitha is also accused of participating in the generation, acquisition, and use of proceeds of crime worth ₹192.80 crore through a company named IndoSpirits, which she allegedly portrayed as a legitimate business entity. The ED’s chargesheet states that by forming IndoSpirits to recover the ₹100 crore advance bribes, Kavitha was involved in generating and transferring these proceeds of crime between November 2021 and August 2022.
The ED further alleges that Kavitha received ₹5.5 crore from IndoSpirits via her aide Abhishek Boinpally. Additionally, Kavitha is accused of deleting evidence by presenting nine formatted phones with no data for examination, and of attempting to influence witnesses.
These allegations mark a significant development in the Delhi excise policy scam, raising serious questions about the involvement of high-profile political figures and the mechanisms of financial crime within the political landscape.
