The Vijayawada ACB court has issued orders to remand YSRCP MP Mithun Reddy till August 1 in the AP liquor scam case. The SIT will produce the accused arrested so far in the court on August 1. The judge took this decision after hearing arguments from both sides in the liquor case. Later, he was sent to Rajahmundry Central Prison.
Advocate Koteswara Rao presented arguments on behalf of the SIT, while senior advocate Nagarjuna Reddy presented arguments on behalf of Mithun Reddy. After the initial medical examination, YSRCP MP Peddireddy Mithun Reddy was produced before the Vijayawada ACB court judge on Sunday evening.
The SIT officials reported 29 reasons for Mithun Reddy’s arrest to the court. They reported to the court that there is clear evidence of Mithun Reddy’s role in the money trail of the liquor case. Similarly, the SIT has stated key points in the ground of arrest on the arrest of MP Mithun Reddy.
It has been prima facie established that Mithun Reddy committed a crime in the liquor case, and that Mithun Reddy was the main conspirator from the beginning to the implementation of the liquor case.
The SIT revealed that a conspiracy was implemented to promote Satya Prasad as a non-cadre IAS, and that it was brought to the attention of the court that Satya Prasad was a government employee A3 in the liquor case. The SIT stated that Satya Prasad was appointed as a special officer for the implementation of the liquor scam, and that Mithun Reddy directly influenced A2 Vasu Devareddy and A3 Satya Prasad.
The SIT brought to the attention of the court that during the previous YSRCP government, there were two officers in key positions in the excise department, and Mithun Reddy had made suggestions to cause huge loss to the state’s revenue. His lawyers argued that Mithun Reddy had served as an MP and panel speaker three times.
He said that the Speaker was not informed about Mithun Reddy’s arrest. Mithun Reddy is an MP with Y category security and if remanded, he has requested a special barracks in Nellore jail for security reasons. However, the SIT lawyers have requested that he should be remanded to the Vijayawada sub-jail as he has to be taken into police custody.
While Mithun Reddy was arrested as A4 in the liquor bribery case, he is the 12th accused among those arrested so far in this case and the first people’s representative. The SIT believes that Mithun Reddy played a key role in formulating the liquor policy and implementing the liquor bribery network. Another allegation is that Mithun Reddy benefited by manufacturing inferior brands in his own distilleries, replacing the brands of renowned companies.
