During the investigation, the CID claimed to have identified several properties said to be acquired from proceeds of these offences.
Published Nov 20, 2025 | 11:21 AM ⚊ Updated Nov 20, 2025 | 11:21 AM
Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy.
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh government has authorised the attachment of assets of YSRCP leader Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy and his family, linked to alleged kickbacks received in the liquor policy. During the investigation, the CID claimed to have identified several properties said to be acquired from proceeds of these offences.
The Andhra Pradesh government has authorised the attachment of assets worth over ₹63 crore of YSRCP leader Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy and his family, which are linked to alleged kickbacks received in the liquor policy implemented between 2019 and 2024.
The order empowers the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to move the special court in Vijayawada to provisionally attach both movable and immovable properties identified in the APSBCL liquor scam probe.
Through Government Order (GO) Ms No. 159, dated 19 November, the Home Department authorised the Additional Superintendent of Police, CID, Mangalagiri, who is the SIT investigating officer, to file an attachment application before the Special Judge for SPE and ACB cases-cum-III Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada.
The application is to be filed under Section 18A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944, seeking attachment of the properties until the competent court takes cognisance of the alleged offences.
The CID case relates to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy in Andhra Pradesh between 2019 and 2024. They included manual issuance of orders to favour particular liquor brands, abnormal price hikes, commissions and kickbacks, and policy decisions that allegedly conferred undue pecuniary advantage on private individuals and entities.
During the investigation, the CID claimed to have identified several properties said to be acquired from proceeds of these offences, and specifically flagged assets in the names of MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy (A-38), his son and Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Infra Pvt. Ltd. managing director Chevireddy Mohith Reddy (A-39), another son Chevireddy Harshith Reddy, wife Chevireddy Lakshmi Kanthamma and associated companies KVS Infra Pvt. Ltd. and CMR Infra Pvt. Ltd.
According to the report by the Director General of Police (DGP) cited in the GO, the open market value of properties purchased by the accused and their family is estimated at about ₹63.72 crore, while the declared registration value is only about ₹8.85 crore.
The order records the CID’s finding that more than ₹54.87 crore was allegedly paid as unaccounted cash outside banking channels, with a consistent pattern of undervaluation in registered sale deeds supported by witness statements, vendor admissions and market valuations.
The government order refers to a specific transaction involving about 263.28 acres at Vendodu, sold to Aurobindo Pharma through KVS Infra, as a key instance of the alleged laundering mechanism. The CID has reported that KVS Infra Private Limited is said to have generated around ₹13.3 crore of “white” money in this deal by paying an equivalent amount in black, and that the converted funds were then reinvested into high-value properties to conceal their illicit origin.
The annexure to the GO lists dozens of parcels of open land, agricultural land and house plots spread across Tirupati, Chittoor and Nellore districts, standing in the names of Mohith Reddy, Harshith Reddy, Bhaskar Reddy and their companies.
These include large extents in survey numbers around Olluru and KVB Puram in Thottambedu mandal, agricultural holdings in Vadamalapeta and Yerpedu areas, plots in Renigunta and Surappakasam, multiple open-land chunks at Tiruchanur in Tirupati rural and several house sites in Tummalagunta village.
Acting on the DGP’s request, the government has directed the CID officer to move the special court in Vijayawada for attachment of all listed movable and immovable properties in the interest of justice.
The DGP has been instructed to take further action in accordance with the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 and due procedure.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
