New Delhi:

BRS chief Ok Kavitha, arrested from her Hyderabad residence by the Enforcement Directorate final night within the Delhi liquor coverage case, was at present introduced on the Rose Avenue courtroom within the nationwide capital. Terming her arrest unlawful, the BRS chief vowed to “battle it out”.

After touchdown within the Delhi round midnight, she was taken to the company’s workplace, the place medical assessments have been carried out.

The company is in search of remand for custodial interogation of former Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter. In courtroom, the company argued that they’ve sufficient proof to arrest and interrogate the leaader.

Ok Kavitha’s lawyer, although, advised the courtroom that this can be a “basic case of abuse”.

Reacting to her arrest, Ms Kavitha’s brother and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao in a submit on X mentioned, “Abuse of energy and institutional misuse to settle political scores is one thing that has turn into more and more widespread with BJP authorities in final 10 years. ED must reply the Supreme Courtroom on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter may be very a lot sub-judice and up for assessment in a few days, on the nineteenth of March. What’s much more appalling is the ED undermining its personal enterprise given to the Hon’ble Supreme Courtroom. Justice shall prevail and we are going to proceed to battle legally.”

Abuse of energy and institutional misuse to settle political scores is one thing that has turn into more and more widespread with BJP Govt in final 10 years

ED must reply Supreme Courtroom on the inordinate rush to arrest when the matter may be very a lot sub-judice & up for assessment in a…

— KTR (@KTRBRS) March 15, 2024

The monetary probe company on Friday took Telangana’s Legislative Council Member Ok Kavitha, 46, in custody in a dramatic arrest and hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad in a cash laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage.

Ms Kavitha was arrested pm from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad as lots of of her supporters protested the company motion. 

The arrest got here weeks forward of the Lok Sabha polls and on a day the Congress authorities within the state accomplished 100 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was additionally in Malkajgiri, a suburb in Hyderabad, the place he held a large roadshow.

The Supreme Courtroom had granted the BRS chief immunity from interrogation until Wednesday and heard her petition towards the company’s summons within the case on Friday. The subsequent listening to shall be on Tuesday.