Peddareddy Son Mastermind Behind Liquor Scam

The CID has identified Peddareddy’s son as the mastermind in the huge liquor scam that happened during Jagan’s term.

The CID has found that it was Peddareddy’s son who had contacts with liquor companies, gave supply orders to companies that complied with their plans and collected taxes (J Tax) for the ‘big boss’.

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They also found that he ran a hawala nexus keeping the then IT advisor Kasireddy Rajasekhara Reddy as the frontman.

A bribe of Rs 150 to Rs 450 was taken per case adding upto Rs 60 crore per month and Rs 3000 crore in four years, CID found. They have declared that Peddareddy’s son was next to ‘big boss’ in all operations.

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Peddareddy and son were in power during YSRCP’s time. While the father made money in mines, the son was the brain behind liquor scam.

Peddareddy’s son also got various brands of liquor made in distilleries and got orders for them. He got ‘J brand’ liquor manufactured in two distilleries and made Rs 2701 crore.

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APSBCL had 235 liquor companies enlisted, but Peddareddy’s son saw to it that orders were limited to 7 odd companies that were either pro YCP or those who paid J Tax, CID found.

The CID further stated that Adan Distilleries was a benami of Vjaysai Reddy’s son-in-law Penaka Rohit Reddy. The company did not own a single distillery. Visaka Distillery Pvt Ltd, PMK Distillery Pvt Limited, SPY Agro Industries were taken on sub-lease and liquor was made in them and supplied by the company.




They had a 7-step action plan and the money was routed to ‘big boss’ in various ways, CID found.