Delhi court extends Enforcement Directorate's custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till March 26

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Delhi Liquor Policy case. Earlier during the hearing, the Court also allowed K Kavitha to meet her two sons and other family members in the courtroom, news agency ANI reported. Speaking to the media while leaving the courtroom, Kavitha said, “We are fighting.

Making so many political arrests at the time of elections is wrong. ECI should intervene and protect democracy in this country...Jai Telangana…" Kavitha was brought to Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi earlier on Saturday to be produced before the Special Judge, the ANI report said. Notably, her ED custody ends today (March 23).

The ED, while seeking a further five-day remand of Kavitha, informed the Court that searches are underway at her nephew Mekha Saran's residence. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of India on Friday (March 22) refused to grant bail to Kavitha. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh, and Bela M Trivedi asked Kavitha to approach the trial court, saying it is a practice that this court is following and cannot bypass the protocol.

Appearing for Kavitha in the apex court, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that people are being arrested based on an approver's statement. To which the SC Bench said it is not going into the merit of the case at the moment. Kavitha had moved the SC challenging her arrest by the ED in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

A member of the Telangana Legislative Council and daughter of former state chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Kavitha was arrested on March 15 and remanded to the ED’s custody till March 23 in the case. She was arrested after a search operation conducted at Kavitha's residence. According to the ED, Kavitha along with others allegedly conspired with the top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)