Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: CID Submits Chargesheet to ACB Court

Fast Summary

• The Crime Investigation Department (CID) submitted a chargesheet to the anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Special Court regarding a multi-crore liquor scam.
• 11 individuals have been arrested so far, including prominent figures such as:

– Kessireddy Rajashekar Reddy, former IT Adviser to ex-Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
– K. Dhanunjaya Reddy, Secretary in the Chief MinisterS Office.
– Krishna Mohan Reddy, Officer on Special Duty to the then Chief minister.
– balaji Govindappa, Director of Bharati Cements.- Former MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy and several others connected to the case.

• The chargesheet outlined key findings:

– Seizure of cash from accused persons’ bank accounts.
– Evidence gathered through confessional statements and witness testimonies.

• A total of 40 people are implicated in connection with this scam. Those involved include officials from A.P. State Beverages Corporation limited and Prohibition and Excise departments, along with public representatives linked to the YSR Congress Party.
• Enforcement Directorate (ED) also filed a case under the Money Laundering Act related to this scam and conducted searches at properties in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• SIT has summoned former Deputy Chief Minister and Excise Minister K. Narayana Swamy for questioning on July 21.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The filing of charges by CID in this multi-crore liquor scam underscores india’s ongoing challenge in addressing corruption within high-ranking political structures and government institutions.The mix of bureaucratic officials, buisness figures, party leaders connected with public office raises concerns about accountability mechanisms that regulate both governance practices as well as private sector involvement.

With enforcement bodies like ED stepping into investigations under laws tackling money laundering alongside SIT efforts focused locally-there is an increasing scope for coordinated action between state-level probes & federal oversight bringing more clarity when – across different offices interconnected dealing Liquor revenue issue .
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