Ok Kavitha coming into the Enforcement Directorate’s workplace in Delhi

New Delhi:

BRS chief Ok Kavitha, arrested from her Hyderabad dwelling by the Enforcement Directorate final night within the Delhi liquor coverage case, was taken to the company’s headquarters within the nationwide capital round midnight. The company moved her to Delhi for additional questioning within the case.

After touchdown within the metropolis, she was taken to the company’s workplace, the place medical assessments have been finished.

The company will produce former Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter earlier than the Rouse Avenue court docket at 10:30 am right this moment to hunt her remand for custodial interrogation.

Security across the ED headquarters has been tightened this morning and prohibitory orders have been imposed.

Reacting to her arrest, Ms Kavitha’s brother and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao in a publish on X stated, “Abuse of power and institutional misuse to settle political scores is something that has become increasingly common with BJP government in last 10 years. ED needs to answer the Supreme Court on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter is very much sub-judice and up for review in a couple of days, on the 19th of March. What’s even more appalling is the ED undermining its own undertaking given to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Justice shall prevail and we will continue to fight legally.”

Abuse of energy and institutional misuse to settle political scores is one thing that has grow to be more and more frequent with BJP Govt in final 10 years

ED must reply Supreme Court on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter may be very a lot sub-judice & up for overview in a…

— KTR (@KTRBRS) March 15, 2024

The monetary probe company on Friday took Ok Kavitha in custody in a dramatic arrest and hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad in a cash laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage.

Ms Kavitha was arrested pm from her Banjara Hills dwelling in Hyderabad.

The arrest got here weeks forward of the Lok Sabha polls and on a day the Congress authorities within the state accomplished 100 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was additionally in Malkajgiri, a suburb in Hyderabad, the place he held an enormous roadshow.

The Supreme Court had granted the BRS chief immunity from interrogation until Wednesday and heard her petition towards the company’s summons within the case on Friday. The subsequent listening to shall be on Tuesday.