YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy arrested in Rs 3,200-crore ‘liquor scam' in Andhra
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged liquor scam grilled Midhun Reddy for several hours today and followed it up with his arrest at around 7.30 pm in Vijayawada.
'Yes (he has been arrested). The process (to produce him before a court) is going on,' Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha told PTI over phone.
Midhun Reddy represents Rajampet constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
The YSRCP leader arrived in Vijayawada earlier today to attend the probe and his questioning comes in the wake of the arrest of other accused persons–Dhanunjay Reddy, Krishna Mohan Reddy and Balaji Govindappa.
Meanwhile, the opposition party slammed Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly indulging in vindictive behaviour and foisting 'false' cases against people close to YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The case against Mithun Reddy is part of a larger vindictive conspiracy to arrest people who are in close proximity to the party leadership, said senior YSRCP leader Malladi Vishnu in a release.
'But we will bounce back to call the bluff of Chandrababu Naidu,' he said, adding that the more vindictive the actions of the Naidu government, the stronger YSRCP's resolve becomes to fight back and expose the 'failures and corruption' of the coalition government.
Further, senior YSRCP leader L Appi Reddy said Midhun Reddy comes from a family with a long and distinguished political history.
'I am confident that justice will prevail and that the judiciary will act fairly. His decision to attend the inquiry shows his determination to prove his innocence and his respect for the rule of law,' Reddy told PTI Videos.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Mint
30 minutes ago
- Mint
Jammu and Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi to sponsor education for 22 children orphaned in Pakistan shelling
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will sponsor the education of 22 children who lost either one or both parents in the Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Sindoor, a party leader has said, as reported by PTI. Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra also refuted any differences with the pre-poll alliance partner National Conference (NC) but said his party is waiting for the formation of the coordination committee with the ruling party for the past nine months, PTI reported. 'A lot of civilian casualties and damage to properties took place in Poonch and Rajouri (between May 7 and 10) in Pakistani shelling. Rahul Gandhi visited Poonch in the aftermath of the devastating shelling and visited the bereaved families. He asked us to prepare a list of school-going children who lost one or both parents, especially the breadwinners, and accordingly we submitted the list to him,' Karra, who reached Rajouri on a three-day tour of the region, told reporters late Monday. He said the party has a list of 22 such children in the Poonch district alone, and more such children might be included at the end of the three-day visit. A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire inside a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday evening, killing four people, including an off-duty police officer, before fatally shooting himself. 'This is an initiative aimed at extending a helping hand to the children so that their studies are not impacted,' he said.
Indian Express
30 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Vasai-Virar land scam: ED searches 12 places, including residence of ex-civic commissioner Anil Pawar, a day after his transfer
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday initiated searches at 12 places, including the residence and official premises of former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, in connection with a money laundering probe into the unauthorised construction of 41 buildings on 60 acres of civic land reserved for sewage treatment and as dumping grounds. The agency's action came a day after Pawar, whose transfer order was issued around a week ago, handed over the charge on Monday and was accorded a farewell. ED sources said multiple places in Vasai Virar, Mumbai, and Nashik are being searched. This is the third round of searches conducted by the central agency in the VVMC region in nearly two months in connection with a money laundering probe into the illegal building construction case. Officers suspect that a well-organised syndicate is operating behind it. In the first round, the agency searched the premises of VVMC officials, builders and their associates. In the second round, which also covered some premises in Juhu (belonging to a known architect) and Kandivali areas of Mumbai, officers focused on the premises of liaison officers, architects, and middlemen who allegedly coordinated between builders and VVMC officials. Builders routed the bribe paid to VVMC officials through middlemen to regularise illegal constructions, agency sources said. Incriminating documents seized during the last two raids indicated gross forgery and fabrication of documents to bypass rules and regularise unauthorised projects. Certain architects and liaisoning officials are suspected to have played an important role, another ED source said. In May, the agency raided 13 locations in Nalasopara, Vasai, Virar and Hyderabad as well. It seized approximately Rs 8.6 crore in cash and Rs 23.25 crore worth of diamond-studded jewellery and bullion from the house of Y S Reddy, deputy director of town planning, VVMC. Large-scale scam suspected The central agency's money laundering investigation is based on multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police commissionerate against builders, local henchmen, and others for 'illegal construction of residential/commercial buildings on government and private land' in VVMC limits since 2009. ED suspects a large-scale scam involving illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar area and said the key perpetrators have been identified as Sitaram Gupta and Arun Gupta, among others. Further investigation is on. According to the agency, 41 illegal buildings were constructed on land reserved for 'sewage treatment plant' and 'dumping ground' as per the approved development plan of Vasai-Virar city. 'The accused builders deceived the public at large by constructing illegal buildings on such land and subsequently developers sell flats to people by fabricating approval documents,' the ED said. 'Even with prior knowledge that these buildings were unauthorised and would eventually be demolished, the developers misled the people by selling rooms in these buildings, thereby committing serious fraud.' The 41 buildings were demolished on February 20 this year following the Bombay High Court's order, which the Supreme Court upheld later. The action, however, left the residents of these buildings homeless.
News18
38 minutes ago
- News18
We will step in if theres mass exclusion in SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar: SC
Last Updated: New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Election Commission (EC) is a constitutional authority and it is deemed to act in accordance with law, but if there is mass exclusion in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the court will step in. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi fixed a timeline for considering a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's SIR exercise in Bihar, and said that hearing on the issue will be held on August 12 and 13. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioners, once again alleged that people are being left out from the draft list to be published on August 1 by the poll panel, and they will lose their crucial right of voting. Bhushan said the EC has issued a statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere. He submitted that these people will have to apply afresh for inclusion in the list. Justice Surya Kant said, 'The Election Commission of India, being a Constitutional authority, is deemed to act in accordance with the law. If any wrong doing is done, you bring to the notice of the court. We will hear you." Justice Bagchi told Bhushan, 'Your apprehension is that 65 lakh-odd voters will not feature in the draft list. Now ECI is seeking correction in the electoral roll. We are overviewing the process as a judicial authority. If there is mass exclusion, we will immediately step in. You bring 15 people whom they say are dead and are alive." Sibal, appearing for RJD MP Manoj Jha, said the Election Commission knows who these 65 lakh people are and if they mention their names in the draft list, no one will have a problem. 'If the draft list is conspicuously silent, you will bring to our notice," Justice Kant said. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the poll panel, said that even after the draft list publication, enumeration forms can be filed. The bench asked the petitioners and the poll panel to file their written submissions by August 8. It appointed nodal officers from petitioners side and the Election Commission side for filing written submissions/compilations. On Monday, underscoring the 'presumption of genuineness" of Aadhaar and voter ID, the top court refused to stay the publication of the draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, and said it would once and for all decide pleas against the Election Commission's SIR of electoral rolls. It asked the poll panel to continue accepting Aadhaar and voter ID for the SIR exercise in Bihar in compliance with its order, saying both documents had a 'presumption of genuineness". Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for NGO Association for Democratic Reforms, had submitted that the electoral rolls should not be finalised in the interim, pressing for an interim stay on the publication of the draft rolls on August 1. The apex court, however, referred to the top court's previous order noting the petitioners did not press for an interim relief, which couldn't be allowed now, and said the matter would be interpreted once and for all. On July 10, a bench headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia asked the EC to consider Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards as valid documents as it allowed the poll panel to continue with its exercise in Bihar. The top court on Monday said the Election Commission suggested that the list of 11 documents for SIR was not inclusive but exhaustive, and they were using both Aadhaar and voter IDs for the purpose of identification. Dwivedi said Aadhaar was not a proof of citizenship and the voter card was not relied upon as it was a revision exercise or else there was no use of such an exercise. Justice Kant had then remarked, 'Any document on earth can be forged. The Election Commission can deal with cases of forgery on a case to case basis. Instead of en masse exclusion it must be en masse inclusion." Dwivedi said the poll panel was accepting both Aadhaar and voter IDs but with certain supporting documents. The EC affidavit has justified its ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying it adds to the purity of the election by 'weeding out ineligible persons" from the electoral rolls. PTI MNL MNL MNK MNK view comments First Published: July 29, 2025, 13:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
