The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out multiple searches across India, including Hyderabad, as part of its probe into the alleged Andhra Pradesh liquor scam.
According to officials, the raids targeted money-laundering intermediaries accused of diverting nearly ₹3,500 crore through shell companies, benami accounts, and hawala networks.
The investigation comes on the back of a supplementary chargesheet filed by the state’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which named several high-profile individuals, including then Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (who was not listed as an accused).
Authorities have already made several arrests in connection with the case.
The SIT alleges that between 2019 and 2024, at least 16 liquor companies paid around ₹1,660 crore in bribes to secure contracts worth more than ₹10,500 crore from the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBSL).
