ED officials question key liquor scam accused Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy at Vijayawada prison
Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Wednesday questioned Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy, the key accused in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case, for seven hours at the Vijayawada prison.
A two-member ED team arrived in Vijayawada and visited the prison where Rajasekhar Reddy is lodged. Armed with several documents collected from the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the ED officers questioned him in connection with the case.
Sources said the questioning focused on kickbacks allegedly collected from liquor companies, suspected hawala transactions, investments in shell companies and the bank accounts used for such money movements.
The officials also recorded Rajasekhar Reddy’s statement regarding his sources of income, business activities over the past five years, investments and expenditures. He was also grilled about the involvement of other accused, both direct and indirect, in the case.
Earlier, the ED had registered a case in the liquor scam and secured key documents from the SIT. More accused are likely to be questioned soon.
