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The Supreme Court upheld the arrest of K. Rajasekhar Reddy, which was associated with a liquor scam of Rs 3,200-crores in Andhra Pradesh. The court dismissed his petition, stating that no qualification.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the arrest of the prominent accused in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam worth Rs 3,200 crore.
A Andhra Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested K. Rajasekhar Reddy, IT advisor of former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy last month. Reddy, however, called his arrest “illegal”.
A division bench of Justice JB Pardwala dismissed its petition citing “No Merit” in the appeal. The apex court said that Reddy could apply for regular bail.
In a Reddy’s remand report, the SIT stated that it was responsible for promoting blue -eyed brands (favorite brands) with allegedly popular liquor brands and other individuals.
On April 22, a local court said, “The investigation so far has revealed that Kasiri Rajasekhar Reddy is a prominent person in criminal conspiracy and execution in organizing liquor trade in AP (Andhra Pradesh) during 2019 – 2024.
It claimed that the automated system of ordering liquor from distillery for sale through government retail shops was allegedly manipulated, the national level reputed brands were removed, and the orders were placed on the way to new brands beyond the prescribed cap.
In the case of cheap brands, a kickback of Rs 150 was collected, Rs 200 for mid-range brands and Rs 600 per case for high-ended brands, it was alleged.
The gathered zodiac signs were handed over to Reddy, who would pass the money to YSRCP leaders, the note alleged.
“This is a case of conspiracy, cheating, criminal violation of faith, corruption and money laundering, which caused a lot of wrong damage to the state’s treasury/distillery and a tune of more than Rs 3,200 crore to influential individuals/blue-eyed distillery/blue—ide suppliers,” remand note.
