The arrest of two key officials in the former minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s office, when he was in power- his secretary and retired IAS officer Dhanunjay Reddy and OSD Krishna Mohan Reddy is sending shocking waves among YSRCP leadership. As now the SIT is focusing on where the bribes of worth around Rs 3,000 crore finally reached in this scam, these two are going to be crucial persons.
Both of them were arrested on Friday evening, after being questioned by the SIT officials for three consecutive days. They were arrested just hours after the Supreme Court rejected their petition for anticipatory bail. The SIT recently included these two names, besides Bharathi Cements full-time director Govindappa Balaji as accused in the liquor scam case involving thousands of crores during the YSRCP regime.
It is said that all three of them monitored the money transfer transactions in the scam. With this, the question arises as to who are the real beneficiaries of this entire scam? Will they reveal the truth? If that happens, it is believed that Jagan Mohan Reddy will be in trouble. AP CID officials suspect that both of them have brought liquor money into circulation by setting up companies in the names of their family members.
It may be recalled that former MP Vijayasai Reddy alleged before the media that both of them had attended meetings held on the liquor scam in the past. Former IAS Dhanunjay Reddy’s term ended the day before the YSRCP was defeated. There are situations where he could end up in jail after becoming an IAS in the liquor scam.
It is known that Dhanunjay Reddy played a very crucial role in the five-year rule of the YCP. It is known that during the YSRCP regime, the entire liquor business was carried out in cash. They said that they would give a share of this cash as bribes to the elders every month. The SIT alleges that both of them also played a role in this.
Now the three people who are being touted as key players in the cash transfer case have also been arrested. Will they reveal where and how the liquor scam money went? Will the real boss reveal his secrets? This is the issue that is currently causing confusion among YSRCP leaders. Officials are expressing the opinion that these three people’s revelations will be the most crucial thing in this entire affair.