<p>Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh has taken Govindappa Balaji, said to be a key accused in the alleged liquor scam during the YSRCP regime, into custody.</p><p>According to sources in the Andhra Pradesh government, SIT officials are now completing formalities to take Balaji from Mysuru to Vijayawada on a transit warrant.</p><p>Balaji, a chartered accountant and whole-time director of Bharati Cements where YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife YS Bharathi served as chairperson was apprehended in Mysuru in Karnataka on Tuesday.</p>.Allegations linking YSRCP’s liquor policy with diseases false, says party leader.<p>Three days prior to the arrest, SIT officials who had added three names to the FIR and issued notices to B Krishna Mohan Reddy, former OSD to Jagan, Dhanunjay Reddy, former principal secretary to the CM, and Govindappa Balaji.</p><p>The notices directed them to appear at the SIT office in Vijayawada for questioning, but all three failed to comply. The High Court has already rejected their anticipatory bail petitions. These three were also mentioned in the remand report of Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy and Chanakya, who were recently arrested in connection with the same case.</p><p>The three accused reportedly maintain close relationships with YS Jagan and allegedly played crucial roles in collecting bribes from liquor supply companies and distilleries, subsequently channeling these funds through shell companies, said SIT. In one of the remand reports, the SIT had already noted that these three accused frequently met with owners of liquor supply companies and distilleries in Hyderabad and Tadepalli to determine bribe amounts.</p>.Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Remand note of kingpin Kasireddy alleges Rs 3,200 cr scam.<p>According to highly placed sources in the Andhra government who spoke to <em>DH</em>, the SIT has recorded statements from liquor manufacturers under Section 164 of the CrPC, establishing evidence of a scam estimated at Rs 4,000 crore. Based on these findings, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recently launched a probe into possible money laundering related to the kickbacks.</p><p>The SIT's remand report indicated that most manufacturers confirmed being forced to pay between Rs 150 to Rs 200 per case of liquor, amounting to approximately Rs 80 crore in monthly kickbacks.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh has taken Govindappa Balaji, said to be a key accused in the alleged liquor scam during the YSRCP regime, into custody.</p><p>According to sources in the Andhra Pradesh government, SIT officials are now completing formalities to take Balaji from Mysuru to Vijayawada on a transit warrant.</p><p>Balaji, a chartered accountant and whole-time director of Bharati Cements where YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife YS Bharathi served as chairperson was apprehended in Mysuru in Karnataka on Tuesday.</p>.Allegations linking YSRCP’s liquor policy with diseases false, says party leader.<p>Three days prior to the arrest, SIT officials who had added three names to the FIR and issued notices to B Krishna Mohan Reddy, former OSD to Jagan, Dhanunjay Reddy, former principal secretary to the CM, and Govindappa Balaji.</p><p>The notices directed them to appear at the SIT office in Vijayawada for questioning, but all three failed to comply. The High Court has already rejected their anticipatory bail petitions. These three were also mentioned in the remand report of Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy and Chanakya, who were recently arrested in connection with the same case.</p><p>The three accused reportedly maintain close relationships with YS Jagan and allegedly played crucial roles in collecting bribes from liquor supply companies and distilleries, subsequently channeling these funds through shell companies, said SIT. In one of the remand reports, the SIT had already noted that these three accused frequently met with owners of liquor supply companies and distilleries in Hyderabad and Tadepalli to determine bribe amounts.</p>.Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Remand note of kingpin Kasireddy alleges Rs 3,200 cr scam.<p>According to highly placed sources in the Andhra government who spoke to <em>DH</em>, the SIT has recorded statements from liquor manufacturers under Section 164 of the CrPC, establishing evidence of a scam estimated at Rs 4,000 crore. Based on these findings, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recently launched a probe into possible money laundering related to the kickbacks.</p><p>The SIT's remand report indicated that most manufacturers confirmed being forced to pay between Rs 150 to Rs 200 per case of liquor, amounting to approximately Rs 80 crore in monthly kickbacks.</p>