In yet another development in the multi-thousand-crore liquor scam that allegedly took place during the YSR Congress party regime, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday filed a second supplementary chargesheet in the Vijayawada ACB court.
According to reports, the chargesheet details the alleged roles of former YSRCP MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy (A-38), along with his associate Ch Venkatesh Naidu (A-34), follower M Balaji Kumar Yadav (A-35), and personal assistant E Naveen Krishna (A-36).
This is the third chargesheet in the case, including the primary one.
The SIT investigation revealed that Bhaskar Reddy acted as the chief facilitator in channeling funds misappropriated from liquor supply companies to YSRCP candidates during the previous elections.
His associate Venkatesh Naidu allegedly played a central role in collecting and transporting the bribe money, while Balaji and Naveen assisted them.
The team reportedly even used TUDA (Tirupati Urban Development Authority) vehicles to transfer the funds.
The chargesheet also includes details of the recipients of these diverted funds.
The SIT has submitted call detail records (CDRs), cell tower locations, tower dumps, device activity logs, vehicle movement data from toll plazas, and forensic reports as evidence before the court.
So far, the SIT has implicated 29 individuals and 19 companies in the liquor scam, arresting 12 of them.
Among those granted bail recently are Kalva Dhanunjaya Reddy (A-31), Pellakuru Krishnamohan Reddy (A-32), Balaji Govindappa (A-33), and Paila Dileep (A-30). However, Bhaskar Reddy, Venkatesh Naidu, and six others remain in judicial custody.
Currently, Balaji Kumar Yadav and Naveen are lodged in Guntur jail, while Bhaskar Reddy and Venkatesh Naidu are in Vijayawada district jail under remand.
