New Delhi, India

Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha has been sent to judicial custody till April 9 by a Delhi court. 

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K Kavitha, who was arrested on March 15 by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam, was earlier kept in the custody of the agency which was once extended last week so that she can be questioned based on the data extracted from her mobile phone.

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However, the Enforcement Directorate, in a surprise step, sought only 15-day judicial custody which meant Kavitha will now most probably be shifted to Delhi's Tihar Jail and won't be held at the lock-up of the agency. 

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K Kavitha claims 'political laundering' 

While she was being taken from Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi, the fiery BRS leader slammed her critics. 

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Kavitha said the case against her "is not money laundering but political laundering", and emphasised that her accusers had either donated money to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or joined it. 

"It is a fabricated and false case. One accused has joined the BJP, second is getting a BJP ticket, and third accused gave Rs 500 million in electoral bonds. This is political laundering... we will come out clean," she said.

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Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate, in the remand request submitted to the court, said that "it is evident Ms K Kavitha is involved in the acts of payment of kickbacks to government functionaries to gain illegal benefits in the excise policy formulation and implementation..." and that the BRS leader is "actually involved in the transfer of proceeds of crime of Rs 1 billion.. which was paid to AAP leaders".

The agency further said that Kavitha "has not given true and complete disclosure and has not cooperated with the investigation".

Kavitha has filed for interim bail on grounds of her minor son's school exams.

(With inputs from agencies)