The government, after reviewing the Director General of Police’s request and the investigation’s findings, authorised the attachment of these properties and a bank account.
Published Aug 22, 2025 | 11:53 AM ⚊ Updated Aug 22, 2025 | 11:53 AM
Andhra Pradesh Police. (Wikimedia)
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order permitting the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to seek the court’s permission to attach properties and a bank account in relation to an alleged liquor policy scam. The case registered by the CID in Mangalagiri involves accusations against several individuals for their roles in implementing an allegedly corrupt excise policy.
The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order permitting the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to seek the court’s permission to attach properties and a bank account worth over ₹13.3 crore in relation to an alleged liquor policy scam.
According to the CID, the properties and the money were allegedly acquired through proceeds of illegal activities related to the infamous ₹3,200 crore liquor scam that is alleged to have taken place under the YSRCP regime between 2019 and 2024.
A Government Order (GO) — Ms No. 126 — authorised Mangalagiri CID Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) to file an application to this effect before the Special Judge for Trial of SPE and ACB Cases, Vijayawada, under Section 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944.
The properties sought to be attached include land parcels, including in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli, and a bank account, with a total value estimated at ₹13.3 crore.
The case registered by the CID in Mangalagiri involves accusations against several individuals, including Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy (A-1), also known as Raj Kesireddy, for their roles in implementing an allegedly corrupt excise policy.
The investigation revealed irregularities, including manual issuance of Open Foreign Spirit (OFS) permits to promote specific liquor brands, abnormal price hikes, and the receipt of commissions or kickbacks from distilleries. These actions are said to have provided undue pecuniary advantages to various individuals and entities.
The investigation so far has uncovered that Raj Kesireddy and his associates, including Tukekula Eswar Kiran Kumar Reddy (A-9) and Paila Dileep (A-30), amassed significant wealth through these illegal activities. The CID’s probe identified the purchase of 30.20 acres of agricultural land in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, for ₹8.83 crore.
This includes 27.06 acres in Raj Kesiredy’s name and 3.14 acres in his mother Kessireddy Subhashini’s name, located across Machanpalle and Damerlapalle villages. Documents from the Joint Sub-Registrar of Shabad confirmed transactions between August 2021 and February 2022 with multiple sellers.
Further scrutiny revealed the acquisition of a 326-square-yard site in Gachibowli in the Serilingampally Mandal for ₹1.46 crore, which has been registered under Eshanvi Infra Pvt Ltd, with Paila Dileep as the authorised signatory. Eshanvi Infra Pvt Ltd is suspected to be Raj Kesireddy’s benami entity.
The sale deed, dated 31 June 2022, raised concerns due to the absence of detailed payment information, hinting at potential non-compliance with the Indian Contract Act. Witnesses, including Kommalapati Vasanth Kumar and Nallari Pranathi Reddy, alleged that the funds were illicitly earned from the liquor business.
Additional evidence pointed to the purchase of approximately 100 acres in Machanapalle, with an approximate market value of ₹1 crore per acre. A transfer of ₹3 crore from Raj Kesireddy’s suspected beanami entity UNI Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd’s HDFC Bank account to seller Kaushik Kumar Agarwal was found, which he returned on 18 July 2025, apparently after realising that it was proceeds of crime.
Bank statements from AXIS and HDFC banks corroborated transactions totalling ₹1.699 crore to Sahiti Infratech Ventures India Pvt Ltd in November 2020 for the Gachibowli property.
The government, after reviewing the Director General of Police’s request and the investigation’s findings, authorised the attachment of these properties and the HDFC bank account (No. 59209950494959) with a balance of ₹3.36 crore as of 30 July 2025. The case continues to unfold as the CID seeks further action through the courts.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
