Overview
- Excise and SIT teams detained former minister Jogi Ramesh at his Ibrahimpatnam residence and took him to the Vijayawada Prohibition and Excise office for questioning.
- Officials said Ramesh and his brother Jogi Ramu were produced before a local court late Sunday under the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 and the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995.
- Investigators cite a recorded statement from prime accused Addepalli Janardhana Rao and CCTV showing his September 23 visit to Ramesh’s home, with Rao alleging Ramesh promised up to ₹3 crore in support.
- Ramesh and two associates were questioned for hours, while YSRCP leaders condemned the arrest as illegal and politically driven and highlighted Ramesh’s High Court plea a day earlier seeking a CBI probe.
- Cases were registered at Bhavanipuram and Mulakalacheruvu, and a state SIT led by Eluru Range IGP G. V. G. Ashok Kumar is probing alleged manufacture and sales across multiple locations.