HYDERABAD/ VIJAYAWADA : Continuing the investigation into the Delhi excise policy scam, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday interrogated Magunta Raghunath Reddy, son of YSRC MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, at its headquarters in New Delhi. Sources said that the officials asked Raghunath about his involvement and alleged interest in meeting with traders and his interaction with several officers.
The CBI found that their company had bagged the tender to set up liquor retail units in five zones and had also been carrying out business in several other States. In reply, Raghunath said he was a veteran in the field and had been operating the business in eight to 10 States for the last 40 years, and had complied with tender specifications to bag the tenders.
Ever since the investigation agencies have speeded up probe into the Delhi liquor scam, Raghunath Reddy’s name has been coming to the fore. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches twice in MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy’s offices and residences in Nellore, Hyderabad, Delhi and other locations. The MP, however, had earlier clarified that neither him nor his family members had any connections with the Delhi liquor policy scam, and some of their relatives had reportedly some shares in the business.
Magunta family hails from Nellore and is also into various other businesses including civil contracts, newspaper printing and others. The family came into limelight with…
