Delhi liquor scam: ED summons KCR’s daughter K Kavitha for questioning tomorrow

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader, K Kavitha, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate to appear before them on March 9 (Thursday) for questioning in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

This comes a day after the ED arrested Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai in connection with alleged irregularities and corruption in the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy. Pillai is an accused in the case and allegedly worked as a frontman for Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha at a company.

The ED had named K Kavitha in the case chargesheet, accusing her of holding a 65 per cent stake in Indospirits, a liquor company. She was questioned by the probe agency at her Hyderabad home on December 11, 2022.

Pillai, in his statement to the ED, had earlier said there was a deal between K Kavitha, MLC, Telangana and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wherein in exchange for kickbacks paid to the tune of Rs 100 crore, K Kavitha got access to the Delhi liquor business, specifically stakes in Indospirits.

He mentioned that he represented K Kavitha, in the firm, Indo Spirit, adding he became a partner on her behalf. Further, he arranged the funds for the investment that was required on paper to become a partner, he said.

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