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SIT Searches Homes of Key Figures in Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam Investigation

Enforcement Directorate initiates money-laundering probe as SIT arrests prime suspects and uncovers alleged ₹3,200 crore kickbacks during YSRCP tenure.

Chinni’s letter comes at a time when the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police constituted by the TDP government has doubled down on its probe in the matter and arrested four people (HT Archive)
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Overview

  • The SIT conducted searches at the residences of K. Nageswar Reddy, a personal aide to former CM Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and other accused in Vijayawada.
  • Former IT Adviser Kasireddy Rajashekar Reddy, his assistant Dilip Kumar, and an associate named Chanikya were arrested in connection with the alleged scam.
  • The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and requested SIT case details, including evidence and bank transactions.
  • The scam allegedly involved ₹3,200 crore in kickbacks from distilleries through policy changes favoring specific liquor brands between 2019 and 2024.
  • YSRCP leaders, including Vijaya Sai Reddy and P. V. Midhun Reddy, have been questioned, while TDP leaders push for a CBI investigation into the case.