The four accused in the AP liquor scam case during the YSRCP regime did not cooperate with the SIT investigation at all. Dhanunjaya Reddy, Krishnamohan Reddy, Govindappa Balaji and Raj Kasireddy were taken into custody and interrogated for about 8 hours on the first day.
The officials mostly questioned the ultimate beneficiary of the scam and each of them was asked more than 100 questions. It is learnt that the accused remained silent after being questioned by showing key evidence. Moreover, it is learnt that since the things the four said were contradictory and inconsistent, they were questioned all at once.
No matter how many questions were asked, they said that they did not know anything and that they had nothing to do with the liquor scam. It is learnt that the SIT teams that initially questioned the four people separately compiled all the things they said and cross-verified them with the others.
When the SIT officials questioned Govindappa Balaji about the orders and in what capacity he had met with the owners of distilleries and liquor supply companies as a director of Bharathi Cements, he reportedly lied and said that he had never met them.
When the SIT officials asked him about the dates and places where these meetings took place, Govindappa Balaji reportedly replied that they were all his personal meetings. When Dhanunjaya Reddy and Krishnamohan Reddy were asked why they had to go to Raj Kasireddy’s private office repeatedly, they replied that they had never gone to his office.
It is reported that when they were asked about the dates on which they had gone to Raj Kasirddy’s office, both of them remained silent. They reportedly remained silent when officials said their investigation confirmed that the bribe money was taken in their vehicles while returning from the meeting with Raj Kasireddy and asked to whom they were given?
The SIT officials, who questioned Raj Kasireddy in custody for a week, cross-verified the details given by the other three accused in the latest investigation and asked them some more questions based on the issues identified during the investigation.
The SIT team was able to obtain some details regarding the method followed to collect the bribes, how they were transferred abroad? Where were the investments made? How many shell companies were created? The SIT team, which will question them in more depth on Saturday, is likely to determine the ultimate beneficiary.