The CBI has issued a fresh notice to TRS MLC K Kavitha for questioning on December 11 at her Hyderabad residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.
The move comes after Kavitha expressed her inability to appear before the agency on Monday (December 5) and told the agency that she was available for recording her statement from December 11 to 15 (except December 13).
In response to the first notice issued on December 2, Kavitha had said she went through the contents of the FIR copy as well as the complaint available on the website in connection with the case and her name did not figure anywhere in any manner whatsoever.
The fresh notice issued by the agency states, “...CBI team will visit your residence at 1100 hrs on December 11, 2022 for your examination and recording of your statement in connection with investigation of aforesaid (Delhi Excise scam) case. Kindly confirm your availability on the said date and time at your residential address at Hyderabad...”
Kavitha, in a statement on Monday, had said she informed the authorities that they can meet her at her Hyderabad residence.
“I am a law-abiding citizen and will cooperate with the investigation. I will meet you on any of the above said dates to cooperate with the investigation. It is made clear that this is without prejudice to my legal rights available under law,” she had said.
The CBI has already filed a charge sheet against seven individuals in connection with the excise scam.
“Further investigation is continuing to investigate the role of FIR named accused and other persons on various allegations including conspiracies with other licensees, money trails, cartelization and larger conspiracies in the formulation and implementation of the Excise Policy,” the CBI had said after filing the charge sheet late last month.
The Enforcement Directorate that is probing a connected money laundering case has alleged, “...Vijay Nair, on behalf of leaders of AAP has at least received kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 crore from a group, called south group (controlled by Sarath Reddy, Ms K Kavitha, Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy) by various persons including Amit Arora.”
Officials identified Kavitha as the daughter of Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao.