Overview
- The Special Investigation Team filed the nearly 1,300‑page final chargesheet in a Vijayawada excise court, a step prosecutors say formalises the case against 25 named accused.
- The filing identifies Addepalli Janardhana Rao and his brother Addepalli Jagan Mohan Rao as the central operators and lists 89 witnesses to support prosecution.
- Investigators built the charges on October 2025 raids that seized rectified spirit, blending chemicals, bottling machinery, thousands of fake labels and more than 4,500 litres of suspected spurious liquor.
- The chargesheet lays out how the network allegedly used fake hologram labels, duplicate bottle caps, forged GST invoices and parcel services to move product across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- The filing has prompted sharp political counterclaims with the ruling TDP accusing YSRCP leaders of protection and YSRCP calling the probe politically driven, while investigators say some roles remain under further inquiry and prosecutions are expected next.