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A pile of money has come to light in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case. SIT officials have got important evidence in the liquor case. SIT has found a video in which former MLA Chevireddy’s special man Venkatesh Naidu is seen counting this bundle of money. When is this video from? Now discussions have started on this.
11 crores already seized
SIT officials have already seized Rs 11 crore related to the liquor scam in Shamshabad of Rangareddy district. SIT officials have identified that this amount was hidden in many places to distribute cash before the last assembly elections.
Prepared to keep the notes in a box
SIT has also found a video of Venkatesh Naidu, a close associate of former MLA Chevireddy, Bhaskar Reddy, holding bundles of notes. In the video, Venkatesh Naidu and his close associates are seen counting the cash thus obtained. It is believed that the bundles of notes were kept ready so that they could be stored in boxes. Bundles of demonetised Rs 2000 and Rs 500 notes are seen in the video.
Many people including MP arrested so far
Many people including YSRCP MP Peddireddy Venkat Midhun Reddy have been arrested in this case. SIT officials have also seized Venkatesh Naidu’s phone as part of the investigation. A video of him checking the bundles of WhatsApp notes has also been recovered. Another accused Raj KC Reddy said that he has nothing to do with the recently found money.
Cash hidden in 12 boxes seized
Andhra Pradesh SIT officials recently identified and seized cash at Sulochana Guest House in Kaccharam of Shamshabad Mandal in Rangareddy district. As part of the investigation into the Andhra Pradesh liquor case, SIT officials conducted an inspection at Sulochana Farm Guest House. They have seized a huge amount of cash hidden in 12 boxes.
Bundles of notes seized
SIT officials said that the cash was worth Rs 11 crore. Based on the information provided by accused Varun Purushothaman, the inspecting SIT officials identified the bundles of notes and seized them.
Taken into custody after returning from Dubai
Varun Purushothaman, who was A40 in the liquor scam, was detained by the SIT on his return from Dubai and questioned. The case of bundles of notes hidden in boxes came to light when the money was recovered from the spot based on the information provided by him.
2000 notes have already been banned
YSRCP alleges that this video is old. Just like TDP is saying that this money was used to distribute during elections, whereas 2000 rupee notes were banned before that.
What is this liquor scam?
According to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case, a major liquor scam worth Rs 3,200 crore allegedly took place during the tenure of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government in Andhra Pradesh. The police have accused KC Reddy, former IT advisor to then Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, of the scam.
The SIT arrested Raj from the Hyderabad airport on April 21. Raj Shekhar and his associates, including senior YSRCP leaders and bureaucrats, are accused of misusing the state’s liquor policy to replace popular liquor brands with lesser-known brands. In return, they received a bribe of Rs 3,200 crore.
