Liquor Scam Shock: YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy Arrested by SIT

A key development has taken place in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam. In this case, YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy has been arrested by the SIT. He is listed as A-4 in the liquor scam. Though Mithun Reddy approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from arrest, he was not granted any relief. The Supreme Court rejected his bail petition on Friday. Following this, he left Delhi on Saturday morning and reached Vijayawada to attend the SIT inquiry. From morning, SIT officials questioned Mithun Reddy regarding this case. Later, around 8:30 PM on Saturday night, they announced his arrest. The SIT has identified that bribes amounting to around ₹3,500 crores changed hands in the liquor scam that took place during the YSRCP regime. The SIT is alleging that a portion of these bribe amounts also went to Mithun Reddy’s companies. The SIT has already filed a preliminary chargesheet related to this case. It informed the court that a full chargesheet will be filed within the next 20 days.

Now, in addition to collecting more details from the arrested Mithun Reddy, it is also known that the SIT has requested former MP Vijayasai Reddy to appear again for questioning. He has written a letter to the SIT requesting some time. Reports suggest that the SIT has already gathered key evidence related to this liquor scam. However, whether the liquor scam tremors will stop with the arrest of YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy or extend further will only be known in the coming days. A few days ago, while speaking to the media, YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy questioned what connection MP Mithun Reddy had with the liquor scam. He also asserted that there was no liquor scam during his tenure. Now, however, the SIT is claiming that the scam money has directly gone into Mithun Reddy’s companies. During its interrogation, the SIT confronted Mithun Reddy with the details of these bribe money transactions.