Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court, hearing the Delhi liquor scam money-laundering case, has allowed the petitions of some the accused persons to turn approver, including YSRC MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy’s son Magunta Raghava and Dinesh Arora, close aide of Delhi’s former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
Special Judge M.K.Nagpal directed them to cooperate with the investigation and disclose all information they have about the case to the investigators.
The ED arrested Arora in July, when he was declared an approver in a related corruption case being probed by the CBI.
Raghava, main accused in the liquor scam, was arrested by the ED in February 2023.He was granted bail on health grounds in July.Raghava is the owner of liquor manufacturing units located in Chennai and, according to the ED, controlled two retail zones in violation of the excise rules.
The details of the case
Earlier, on 26 September, the Supreme Court ordered the ED not to call BRS MLC and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha for questioning.
According to the ED, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communication head Vijay Nair, on behalf of AAP leaders, received kickbacks to the tune of ₹100 crore from a so-called “South Group” — as termed in the statements of various persons recorded during the investigation — to manipulate the Delhi excise policy to benefit them.
According to the CBI, the prominent names in the “South Group” include YSRCP MP Magunta Srinuvasulu Reddy, his son Raghava, and Kavitha.
Arun Ramachandran Pillai was also arrested by the ED on the contention that he was among the three key representatives of Kavitha.
Apart from Pillai, the two other representatives of Kavitha are said to be beauty salon chain owner Abhishek Boinpally and chartered accountant Gorantla Butchibabu.
Hyderabad-based industrialist P Sharath Chandra Reddy and chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla had also turned approvers.
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