Excise 'scam' case: Delhi court extends K Kavitha's judicial custody till May 14
Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till May 14 in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.
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Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extended the custody of the Telangana MLC after she was produced before the court on expiry of her remand.
During the proceedings, the Enforcement Directorate told the court the investigation was at a crucial stage and it may file a charge sheet against Kavitha within a week.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kavitha (46), the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15 in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested her on April 11 in Tihar jail, where she was lodged in the money laundering case being probed by the ED. Her judicial custody in both cases was scheduled to end on May 7.
(With PTI inputs)
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