Andhra Liquor Syndicate

• Notices issued to three MLAs in Andhra Pradesh liquor syndicate case

  The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Hyderabad has issued notices to three MLAs, Kavita, Venkata Veeraiah and Krishna Babu, in the liquor syndicate case, asking them to appear before the investigating authority on 18, 19 and 20 June. Sources say, notices are also likely to be issued to Former Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramana who is in jail in t...

• Andhra Pradesh High Court objects to transfer of IPS officer who was probing liquor mafia

  The Andhra Pradesh High Court has come to the rescue of the liquor syndicate probe in the state. Less than two weeks after Indian Police Service (IPS) officer K Srinivas Reddy who was heading the special investigation team was transferred out, in a major embarrassment for the state government, the court has asked it to reconsider the transfer and i...

• Anti-corruption officer transferred after taking on liquor mafia in Andhra

  K Srinivas Reddy has a sterling reputation in Andhra Pradesh as an upright police officer. Till Tuesday night, he was heading a special investigation team in the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau. For the last few months, the team had focused on exposing a brazen liquor syndicate that had gained power across the state thanks to patrons that include p...

• AP minister ready to face probe into kickback allegations

  Dismissing allegations of receiving kickbacks from liquor syndicates, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister M Venkataramana today said he is ready to face any probe to prove his innocence.