The headlines screamed ‘Arvind Kejriwal acquitted in Delhi liquor policy case’.
But beneath the strap was another equally important story – that of Telangana Jagrithi President K Kavitha who, like the Aam Aadmi Party boss and his right-hand man, Manish Sisodia, was accused of corruption and criminal conspiracy and spent months in jail sans a trial or any prospect of one.
Like Kejriwal and Sisodia, she too was cleared of all charges.
Hours after the big verdict, Kavitha spoke to NDTV Friday evening about the impact of the case on her family, from a drama-filled arrest from her Hyderabad home in March 2024 to taunts from political rivals and online abuse from trolls online, which was amplified because of her gender.
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