YSRCP leader Chevireddy detained in liquor scam case in Bengaluru
The SIT team, which is probing the multi-crore liquor scam, had issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) against Bhaskar Reddy a week ago. Acting on the alert, immigration officials stopped him and alerted the AP police.
SIT officers from Vijayawada rushed to Bengaluru, and sources confirmed that Bhaskar is likely to be arrested and brought to Vijayawada by Wednesday night. He will be produced before a local court following his custody. Meanwhile, SIT has filed a memo in court naming Bhaskar Reddy as Accused 38 (A-38) and his son Chevireddy Mohith Reddy as A-39 in the case. Others listed include close aide Venkatesh Naidu (A-34), Balaji Kumar (A-35), Naveen Krishna (A-36), and Hareesh (A-37).
If arrested, Bhaskar would be the first political figure taken into custody.
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