# Ex-Khammam excise official accuses liquor trader of smear campaign 2026-08-13T17:03:54+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Vustala Somi Reddy, a former deputy commissioner of prohibition and excise in Khammam, has filed a police complaint against liquor trader Kondapalli Ganesh. Reddy alleges Ganesh ran a malicious social media campaign against him from August 8 to 11, along with extortion threats and abusive messages on his official WhatsApp. Reddy claims Ganesh harbours personal vengeance and forwarded false corruption petitions to government departments, including the ACB, to damage his reputation. He submitted 17 message copies and a pen drive as evidence to the Khanapuram Haveli police. Ganesh, already booked in a Rs 3.45 crore fraud case and known for buying a Ganesh laddu for Rs 51 lakh, has not publicly responded. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Tags: excise official, fraud case, Khammam, Kondapalli Ganesh, police complaint, social media campaign Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-khammam-excise-official-accuses-liquor-trader-of-smear-campaign/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-khammam-excise-official-accuses-liquor-trader-of-smear-campaign/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.