ED summons BRS legislator K Kavitha in Delhi liquor scam probe

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned K Kavitha, a Member of the Legislative Council from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, according to a PTI report.

Kavitha has been called for questioning on March 9 before the federal agency in Delhi. The report mentioned that Kavitha has been called so that she can be confronted with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai. He is an alleged frontman of the 'south group', who was arrested by the ED on Monday.

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Earlier this week, the ED said that Pillai "represented the south group", which is an alleged liquor cartel linked to Kavitha and others.

The report cited a statement by the ED which mentioned that the 'south group' comprises Sarath Reddy (promoter of Aurobindo Pharma), Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (YSR Congress MP from Ongole Lok Sabha seat), Kavitha and a few others.

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The BRS MLC said she would be in Delhi on March 10 to hold a hunger-strike to seek the introduction of he Women’s Reservation Bill in the upcoming session of Parliament.

On December 11, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued a notice to Kavitha for questioning  at her Hyderabad residence in connection with Delhi Excise Policy scam case.