Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate registered an ECIR under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, acting on SIT charge sheets that allege hawala flows, shell firms and bribes to TTD officials to clear adulterated ghee.
- Investigators will trace an alleged Rs 250 crore money trail tied to private dairies and intermediaries, with the SIT’s January 23 filing reportedly naming 36 accused, including dairy company directors.
- State ministers and allied leaders cite CBI- and NDDB-linked findings to assert that adulteration occurred, with one minister claiming no quality ghee was found in six million litres supplied.
- YSRCP leaders reject the allegations as political vendetta, pointing to the SIT charge sheet and central lab reports to say no animal fat was detected and accusing the government of misusing cases against opponents.
- Hindu groups and devotees protested in Tirupati calling for a fast-track court and a judge-led inquiry, while Jana Sena figures demanded a public apology from YSRCP over alleged large-scale adulteration.