K Kavitha "Threatened" Pharma Firm Boss To Pay Rs 25 Crore To AAP: CBI To Court
NDTV
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ms Kavitha had told Mr Reddy that in case he does not pay the amount to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital, his business will be harmed in Telangana and Delhi.
The CBI has told a special court here that BRS leader K Kavitha allegedly "threatened" Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay an amount of Rs 25 crore to the AAP for the five retail zones allotted to his firm under the Delhi government's excise policy.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ms Kavitha had told Mr Reddy that in case he does not pay the amount to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital, his business will be harmed in Telangana and Delhi.
Mr Reddy, who was an accused in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged liquor scam in Delhi, had turned an approver in the case that is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The CBI is yet to file a charge-sheet against him.
