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ED Questions Vijayasai Reddy in Andhra Liquor Probe as MP Mithun Reddy Appears

The money-laundering inquiry stems from a SIT FIR on alleged Rs 3,500 crore kickbacks linked to Andhra Pradesh’s 2019–24 liquor policy.

Overview

  • ED officials questioned former Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy in Hyderabad for nearly seven hours and recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
  • Investigators examined policy decisions, alleged cash collections, suspected hawala channels, and routing of funds through shell companies, and they took custody of financial documents submitted by him.
  • YSRCP MP P. V. Midhun Reddy appeared before the ED on Friday after earlier SIT arrest in July 2025, and he remains on bail.
  • The ED’s case is based on a SIT FIR filed on September 23, 2024, with an ECIR registered on May 6, 2025, to trace alleged laundering of about Rs 3,500 crore.
  • SIT filings allege illicit funds were routed through Vijayasai Reddy to former chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who calls the case a political conspiracy and has not been named as an accused in prosecution complaints.