Pranoy Prakash, an accused in the alleged Rs 3,500-crore liquor scam, was arrested at the Indo-Nepal border on Sunday by the Andhra Pradesh Police. The liquor scam took place during the erstwhile YSRCP regime.
"We took him into custody on Monday. Two days back, he was caught at the Nepal border," the official said on Tuesday.
The Police then informed that Prakash was allegedly planning to flee to Dubai, UAE, from the dry port area at Sanauli in Uttar Pradesh. Since there was a Look Out Circular (LOC) on Prakash, the official said a police party was sent to fetch him upon receiving information.
The Police are bringing him back to the state.
Last month, YSRCP leader and former minister Karumuri Nageswara Rao, his son Karumuri Sunil, daughter-in-law Keerthi, and Chittoor constituency YSRCP in-charge M.C. Vijayananda Reddy, Narasimha Reddy, son-in-law of then YSRCP leader Samineni Udayabhanu, and brother-in-law of the then managing director of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL) D. Vasudeva Reddy, were also named as accused.
Andhra Pradesh liquor scam refers to allegations of a multi-crore, systemic corruption scheme spanning 2019–2024, during the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) administration, where the state's excise policy was allegedly manipulated to generate bribes, resulting in an estimated Rs 3,500 crore in losses.
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