Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who took custody of Raj Kesireddy, former IT advisor to the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government and the prime accused in the alleged liquor scam, grilled him for seven hours to elicit information with regard to money laundering in the case.
The ED authorities, who questioned him from 10 am to 5 pm within Vijayawada Central Jail, recorded his statement on the alleged illegal cash transactions involved in the liquor scam.
Two ED officers reportedly questioned Kesireddy specifically about the cash dealings linked to the liquor racket. He was asked around 100 questions, and his statement was documented.
The investigating officials asked him certain crucial questions like where and how was the commission-based cash, collected through the scam network, invested and in which sectors and how much money was invested.
They asked him how many bank accounts were used and what methods were used to illegally transport the cash.
They enquired about the purchase of assets with the ill-gotten money from the liquor scam and how the money was routed to the final beneficiaries.
Kesireddy reportedly gave detailed answers regarding these queries.
The ED has already registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on the illicit financial transactions linked to the liquor scam.
