The SIT investigating officers submitted a 305-page chargesheet to the ACB court judge’s house on Saturday evening in the politically sensitive AP liquor scam case during the YSRCP government. It is known that more than a hundred forensic lab reports and electronic devices have been attached along with the chargesheet.
The SIT officers, who are conducting an investigation from various angles and collecting a lot of technical and other evidence and conducting a speedy investigation to determine who the ‘ultimate beneficiary’ of this scam is, have mentioned the name of former Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy in several places in the chargesheet.
On whose orders was the liquor policy changed? How were the bribes wrapped? Where and how were they moved? Who played a key role in this? The charge sheet was prepared with the evidence collected and the evidence provided by the witnesses and accused. It is known that Jaganmohan Reddy’s name was mentioned in several places on this occasion.
It is reported that the SIT has also mentioned the name of YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy, who was arrested on Saturday, in the chargesheet. The SIT explained to the court how Mithun Reddy (A-4) along with former MP Vijayasai Reddy, IT advisor Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy (A-1), then excise officials and distillery owners ran this scam.
Meanwhile, the role of 22 people including former CM secretary and retired IAS officer Dhanunjay Reddy, Jagan’s former OSD Krishnamohan Reddy, and Bharathi Cements permanent director Govindappa Balaji was not mentioned anywhere in the chargesheet.
SIT sources say that they are going to file another chargesheet very soon, in which the role of some other accused will be shown along with evidence. Officials said that Rs.62.85 crore has been seized so far in this case. The chargesheet states that 268 witnesses were examined.
It is learnt that the information gathered so far during the investigation, including the involvement of shell companies in the liquor bribery case, the conversion of black to white, and various documents seized, have also been presented before the judge. SIT officials say that a full-fledged chargesheet will be filed in the next 20 days.