Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam ki tahqiqat mein Enforcement Directorate (ED) ne Hyderabad aur Ranga Reddy districts se ₹11 crore ki hawala transactions ka inkishaaf kiya hai, jo ki Telangana ke zariye Andhra ke illegal liquor network tak jaati hain. ED ke officials ne Tuesday ko bataya ke yeh raqam fake companies aur farzi GST registrations ke zariye move ki gayi.
Investigations ke dauraan, Hyderabad aur Ranga Reddy mein ki gayi talashiyon mein ahem digital data aur documents seize kiye gaye, jin se pata chala ke har fake account mein ₹5 lakh se ₹40 lakh tak ki illegal transactions hui. Yeh fund transfers un hi liquor contracts se jure hain jinhain YSRCP hukoomat ke dauraan allegedly opaque tareeqe se allot kiya gaya tha.
Central agencies ke mutabiq, yeh tahqiqat un tenders aur bribes ko target kar rahi hai jinke peeche allegedly political aur bureaucratic links hain. Kuch corporate aur political personalities Hyderabad mein bhi ED ke radar par hain, lekin ab tak kisi ki giraftari nahi hui hai.
ED ne yeh bhi bataya ke ₹3,500 crore ke over-invoiced liquor procurement contracts diye gaye the, jahan baghair open tenders ke kuch liquor companies ko licenses diye gaye. Exise department ke kuch officials is irregularity mein directly involve paaye gaye.
Intelligence sources ke mutabiq, Telangana ko ek transit hub ke taur par istemal karte hue Andhra ke liquor suppliers, middlemen aur contractors ke darmiyan ek ta’awun ka nizam tha. June 2024 se ab tak ₹11 crore ki raqam Telangana ke hawala channels ke zariye Hyderabad aayi.
Investigations mein yeh bhi samne aaya ke ₹18,860 crore revenue wali Andhra liquor policy mein vendor selection, volume aur pricing mein severe irregularities thi. ED ka kehna hai ke yeh policy deliberately political fund generation ke liye banayi gayi thi, jise unhone ek pre-designed financial crime aur policy scandal qarar diya.
ED ne Andhra Pradesh ke Excise Department ko is scheme ka core facilitator bataya, jahan se liquor contracts aur funds ka misuse systematically operate ho raha tha.
