Hyderabad (Telangana) :The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the IT officials held joint searches on Friday at BRS leader K Kavitha's residence located at Banjara Hills in Telangana's Hyderabad in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, official sources said. After the searches, the ED took Kavitha into their custody and shifting her to Delhi for questioning.
Following Kavitha's arrest, the activists of BRS and her followers launched flash protests outside her residence. They raised slogans against the BJP-led Central Government and the ED. A large number of BRS followers are making a beeline to her residence on hearing about the arrests of Kavitha, who is the daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
A team of eight officers under the supervision of the Joint Director of ED including IT officials conducted the joint inspections on Friday afternoon. In this background, the authorities are not allowing anyone to enter her house. On the other hand, police have made heavy security at Kavitha's residence to prevent any untoward incident.
Kavitha questioned the ED officials on what basis they arrested her. After learning about her arrest, former ministers K T Rama Rao and Harish Rao along with many BRS leaders reached Kavitha's residence. With the news of Kavitha's arrest, BRS leaders and activists reached her residence in large numbers and there was high tension.