Excise Policy Scam News Live Updates: BRS leader K Kavitha brought to Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi. She is being produced here at the end of her Judicial Custody period in an ED case related to the Delhi Excise Case. The court has extended her ED custody till July 3. The ED and the CBI had alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy, undue favours were extended to licence holders, the licence fee was waived or reduced and the L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority s approval. The beneficiaries diverted "illegal" gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to evade detection, the probe agencies said. As per the allegations, the Excise Department had decided to refund the earnest money deposit of about Rs 30 crore to a successful tenderer against the set rules. Even though there was no enabling provision, a waiver on tendered licence fees was allowed from December 28, 2021, to January 27, 2022