{₹3,200 CRORE LIQUOR CASE } YSRCP MP sent to judicial remand till Aug I: Police

A special court for Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday remanded YSR Congress Party MP PV Midhun Reddy to judicial custody till August, in connection with the ₹3,200 crore liquor case that allegedly took place during the previous YSRCP government, people familiar with the matter said.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

The special investigation team (SIT) of the Andhra Pradesh police, which arrested Reddy on Saturday night after seven hours of interrogation, produced him before the ACB court on Sunday after the mandatory medical examination in the government hospital at Vijayawada.

The SIT told the court that the MP, named as accused no. 4 (A-4) in the case, was booked under Sections 409, 420, 384, 201 and 120 (B) r/w Section 34 and 37 of Indian Penal Code, besides various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

After the arguments from the advocates arguing for SIT and Midhun Reddy, the judge remanded him to judicial custody till August 1. The MP is likely to be shifted to Rajahmundry Central Jail, a SIT official said.

‘A 28-page remand report submitted by the SIT before the court, which was seen by HT, described Midhun Reddy, as one of the chief architects and principal executors of the entire conspiracy and operational design of the liquor syndicate in Andhra Pradesh.