The AP CID that has taken the task of probe into large scale liquor scam during YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s regime has initiated aggressive investigation. It may be recalled that the previous government has managed the liquor shops and several new brands have been introduced allegedly to be spurious in quality and also benamies of key YCP leaders.
It has been going into allegations of large scale violation of rules in the liquor policy. The present government soon after coming to power scrapped the old liquor policy and revived liquor auctions. It also ordered for a probe into the earlier liquor scam.
On Wednesday, CID officials conducted searches in many distilleries, sugar factories and breweries across the state. CID officers checked at 18 places at the same time. The search lasted till midnight. It seems that the authorities seized important records during these searches.
Details of how much spirit, portable alcohol, ethanol, ethyl and molasses were supplied to the distilleries were collected from the searched industries. Officials conducted 12-hour inspections at United Breweries Limited’s beer industry in Ranasthalam, Srikakulam district.
No one was allowed outside until the search was completed. The CID officers conducted searches at Crux Biotech India Limited in NTR district Nandigama, KCP Sugars in Vuyyuru in Krishna district, Century Bioproducts in Kanchikacherla, KBK Biotech Private Limited in Chinabramadevam in Peddapuram in Kakinada district and Sarvaraya Sugars Company near Chelluru in Rayavaram mandal of Konaseema district.
Artos Breweries Ltd. in Ramachandrapuram, United Breweries Ltd. in Ranasthalam, Srikakulam District, Capricorn Distillery Pvt. Ltd. in Annadevarapet, East Godavari District, B9 Breweries Pvt. Ltd. in Tupakulagudem, Andhra Sugars in West Godavari District Tanuku Suburb, Nallajerla Mandal CID conducted inspections at MS Biotech Distillery.
CID officials also conducted searches at SPY Agros in Nandyal, SNJ Breweries Limited in Sarvepalli in Nellore district, Pearl Breweries in Singarayakonda in Prakasam district and SNJ Sugars in Thimmasamudram in Chittoor district.
