The Enforcement Directorate has issued an official communication on the arrest of K Kavitha and has made a set of revelations regarding the same.
A search was also conducted at the residence of K Kavitha in Hyderabad on 15.03.2024. During the search proceedings, the ED officials were obstructed by the relatives and associates of K Kavitha.
ED investigation revealed that K Kavitha along with others conspired with the top leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for getting favours in the Delhi Excise policy-formulation and implementation. In exchange of these favours, she was involved in paying Rs. 100 Crore to the leaders of AAP.
By the acts of corruption and conspiracy in the formulation and implementation of Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, a continuous stream of illegal funds in the form of kickback, from the wholesalers was generated for the AAP. Further, Smt K Kavitha and her associates were to recover the proceeds of crime paid in advance to AAP and to further generate profits/proceeds of crime from this entire conspiracy, the statement from ED read.