The police are hunting for five other key players in the liquor mafia of the YSRCP regime. They found that those who were instrumental in transferring liquor bribe money abroad through hawala have absconded in foreign countries. The police have issued lookout notices against them.
While Raj Kasireddy is key in the matter of collecting bribes from liquor distilleries, there are some other players who were instrumental in setting up shell companies and transferring money abroad through hawala. The investigation teams have identified the role of six people as key in this.
When the coalition government ordered an investigation into the liquor scam, five of them packed their bags and fled abroad. Four were found to be in the United Arab Emirates and another in Thailand. The CBI has set up surveillance at all airports and seaports at immigration checkpoints.
Buneti Chanakya failed in his attempt to flee abroad and was recently caught at the Chennai airport. Chanakya, who oversaw all the financial affairs of Raj Kasireddy, is also a key player in the illegal cash collection. He used to oversee the activities of shell companies.
Among those on the run, Kiran Kumar Reddy, Raj Kasireddy’s main henchman, is worth mentioning! The son of a constable from Tirupati, he set up Dekart Logistics in Hyderabad and later entered the liquor mafia. They set up 8 shell companies.
They played a key role in moving crores of money abroad through those companies. Saif Ahmed, who played a key role in collecting the money from the liquor bribes, is also absconding.
Saif Ahmed of Srikalahasti played a key role in collecting the money from the distilleries and securing it as per the instructions of Raj Kasireddy. He served as a director of a shell company called Fly Pigeon Digital Technologies Private Limited.
Varun Kumar, a native of Teachers Colony in Secunderabad, was the AP head of Leela Distilleries. Varun Kumar looked after all kinds of business activities related to the distillery, including subleases, liquor production, and bank transactions.
Another key figure in the liquor mafia is Bollaram Sivakumar. As the director of Adaan Distillery, he made huge sales through his own liquor brands and distributed large sums of money.
All the fund adjustments and other financial transactions took place under his watchful eye. The main role in moving the money from the liquor bribes was played by Avinash Reddy alias Sumit. Avinash Reddy, a native of Gachibowli, is none other than Raj Kasireddy’s brother-in-law.