Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy (Raj Kasireddy), who is facing charges of being a key player in the AP liquor scam case, has filed a petition in the High Court for anticipatory bail. He said that he could be arrested at any moment. He said that he worked as an IT advisor during the YSRCP government and his role was limited to IT policies.
He explained in the petition that he has no connection with other departments and the AP Beverages Corporation Limited (APBCL) affair. Raj Kasireddy said that they are trying to implicate him in the liquor case for the sole reason that he is associated with the previous government. He expressed fears that the investigation agency is trying to arrest and harass him.
He said that the main accused in the liquor scam case, Vasudeva Reddy, who worked as the MD of APBCL during the YSRCP government, has been sent to his parent department and the current government has issued orders. The petition explained that this matter came in the newspapers on the 4th of this month.
Raj Kasireddy revealed that it is illegal to relieve Vasudeva Reddy, who acted like an all-rounder, to go to the parent company and target people like him who are associated with the previous government. He deplored that the investigation agency has unilaterally conducted searches at his house, office and the house of his relatives to seize the evidence necessary to prove the crime.
Raj Kasireddy said that looking at all these developments, he is worried that he will be arrested. However, he said that he will cooperate with the investigation and he will be available to the investigation agency whenever he is asked. Considering these factors, he asked the bench to grant anticipatory bail in the case registered by Mangalagiri CID on September 23 last year.
Similarly, he requested in the petition to grant interim bail. The High Court will hear this petition on Monday. Raj Kasireddy worked with YS Jaganmohan Reddy before the 2019 elections. He was appointed as the government’s IT advisor when the YSRCP came to power. While in that position, he played a major role behind the scenes in the liquor scam.
His orders were crucial in the supply of J-brand liquor to the government-run liquor shops at that time. It is believed that Raj Kasireddy collected no less than Rs. 60 crore every month from the companies that paid commissions and transferred nearly Rs. 3000 crore to the Tadepalli Palace bosses.