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Liquor merchant body found on railway tracks 03 March 2012
The liquor syndicate scam has taken its first toll in Nalgonda district. The dead body of liquor merchant Mr Rajagopal, whose whereabouts were not known for the past two weeks, was found on railway tracks at Gopayapalli village near Narkat...
Keywords: murder of liquor merchant, murder of liquor merchant, suicide by liquor merchant, liquor merchant Mr Rajagopal
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Liquor Scam: Set of perplexing questions 18 April 2012
The controversy surrounding the "liquor mafia issue", which received the attention of the Andhra Pradesh High Court too, has put the qualms on the ruling Congress. The major controversy not enough that it had put the Congress in an embarrassing...
Keywords: unanswered Questions, liquor syndicates, Liquor shop owners, Liquor Scam
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Corrupt excise officials may not face axe 24 February 2012
Government officials, named in the ACB reports for having taken bribes from the liquor syndicates, are likely to avoid facing the axe for their corruption. One is forced to come to the conclusion going by the denial of permission to...
Keywords: liquor syndicates, permission for prosecution denied, corrupt officials, liquor scam
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ACB raids continue on Liquor syndicates 08 April 2012
Regardless of the truce brokered between chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC chief Botcha Satyanarayana, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) stepped up the pace of its probe into liquor syndicates and arrested two more persons: a syndicate operative and an...
Keywords: Botcha, Anit Corruption Bureau, ACB, Botcha
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ACB names 20 Mantris in final report 16 February 2012
The ACB bosses have reportedly prepared a 1200-page final report on the raids conducted against the liquor syndicates in the state and mentioned the names of about 5000 persons including 20 ministers,140 people’s representatives, 1500 excise staff, 2000 police officials...
Keywords: ministers’ role in liquor syndicate scam, excise staff in ACB report, ACB final report, arrests of liquor syndicate leaders
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ACB arrests liquor syndicate scamsters 28 January 2012
The ACB sleuths, who are on a raiding spree on the liquor syndicates in the state since Friday morning, have arrested several liquor traders and excise officials for collusion and running liquor syndicates today. 7 persons including four officials of...
Keywords: arrest of liquor traders, Raids on liquor syndicates, arrest of liquor traders, arrest of liquor traders
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North Andhra liquor syndicates paid Rs.5.54 Cr as bribes 15 February 2012
ACB, which conducted raids on liquor syndicates across AP in recent times, exploded another bombshell saying that the liquor syndicates in North Coastal AP spent Rs.5.54 Cr towards kickbacks to excise officials, politicians and media persons. The entries revealed that...
Keywords: kickbacks to ministers, liquor syndicates, Rs.20 lakh bribes to minister, report on ACB raids
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Know the liquor bribes in Krishna district! 24 February 2012
Even as the opposition TDP and the ruling congress leaders exchanged personal allegations against each other during the discussion on liquor scam in the assembly today, the report of the ACB raids on liquor mafia in Krishna district has been...
Keywords: ACB raids on liquor mafia, ACB raids on liquor mafia, ACB raids on liquor mafia, Liquor mafia
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I was forced to make allegations against Minister Mopidevi: Ramana 29 February 2012
In a flip-flop, liquor syndicate leader of the Khammam district Mr Nunna Ramana told the Nampally criminal court in Hyderabad today ACB had forced him to allege that he paid Rs.10 lakh as bribe to the excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana....
Keywords: liquor syndicate leader Ramana, liquor syndicates in Khammam district, liquor syndicates in Khammam district, raids on liquor syndicates
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Wine dealers threaten closure of shops 17 February 2012
In the back drop of the continuous raids by the ACB and registration of cases against them, more than 6000 liquor dealers across AP have decided to close shop at the end of Feb by surrendering their licenses and seeking...
Keywords: wine dealers seek return of liquor license fee, liquor syndicates, threat to close wine shops, threat to close wine shops
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Mopidevi denies reports of bribes, others say they received party fund 08 February 2012
Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana denied having taken any bribes from the arrested liquor business man Mr Ramana who ran a liquor syndicate in Khammam and Warangal districts. In the wake of the reports that Ramana paid huge bribes to the...
Keywords: liquor syndicates, bribes to politicians, bribes to Venkataramana, bribes to Venkataramana
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ACB CI tries to commit suicide 09 February 2012
Mr Soma Narayana Singh, circle inspector of the ACB at Sangareddy in Medak district, today tried to commit suicide by consuming poison. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Hyderabad. Reports said ACB officials suspected him of leaking...
Keywords: ACB raids on liquor lobby, ACB CI Soma Narayana Singh, ACB raids on liquor lobby, liquor syndicates
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Today Mopidevi tomorrow who is in the list 24 May 2012
The CBI arrested the State Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana in the disproportionate assets case o YSR Congress Chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Minister has been grilled by the CBI continually for two days and subsequently arrested for further...
Keywords: YS Jaganmohan Reddy, CBI, State Excise Minister Mopidevi, State Excise Minister Mopidevi
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Arrests made by ACB in Liquor syndicate raids 10 February 2012
Anti Corruption Bureau states that so far 19 persons were arrested in 12 districts of AP. 5 CIs, 1 SI and 1 Head Constable were among them. Many Officers of central excise were reported to be on leave and thus...
Keywords: Liquor syndicate raids, Liquor syndicate raids, Liquor syndicate raids, arrest of liquor traders
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DSP negotiated bribe deal with liquor mafia for Cong MLA 13 March 2012
ACB officials in their remand report of the arrested Warangal DSP Mr Ramprasad revealed that the police officer had negotiated the bribe deal on behalf of the Mahaboobabad Congress MLA M. Kavitha with the liquor syndicates. When Kavitha demanded a...
Keywords: ACB court, ACB court, bribe to congress MLA, DSP Ramprasad
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ACB continues raids on Excise officials 07 March 2012
ACB sleuths continued their searches at different Excise Offices across the state for the third consecutive day today in connection with the liquor syndicate scam. The teams raided the Excise offices in Nizamabad, Medak and Karimnagar districts and are questioning...
Keywords: raids on excise officials, ACB raids on liquor syndicates, raids on excise officials, liquor scam in AP
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ACB court extends remand of liquor scam accused 24 February 2012
The ACB court at Nampally in Hyderabad today extended the judicial remand of liquor syndicate leaders Mohan Reddy, Santosh Reddy, Someswar and six others till Feb 28. The court also adjourned till Feb 28 hearing on bail petition of Nunna...
Keywords: judicial remand of liquor scam accused, liquor syndicate, Nunna Venkataramana, Nunna Venkataramana
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HC admits petition on liquor syndicate scam 27 February 2012
Hyderabad-based freedom fighter Devara filed public interest litigation (PIL) petition today in the high court seeking court supervision over the ACB investigation into the liquor syndicate scams. Observing that the ACB has been put under tremendous pressure by the politicians...
Keywords: ACB probe into liquor scam, , hearing on PIL on liquor syndicates,
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Bribes paid to Minister at his residence : Ramana 08 February 2012
ACB remand report submitted to the court on the arrested liquor syndicate leader Mr Ramana reveals that he paid the bribe of Rs.10 lakh to minister Mopidevi Venkataramana at the latter’s residence in the ministers’ quarters. Nunna Venkataramana alias Ramana...
Keywords: ACB arrests in liquor syndicates, liquor syndicate leader Ramana, Vankayalapati Raja, Chaudary alias Raja Babu
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Khammam Excise official raided by ACB 03 March 2012
After a lot of hullabaloo, ACB officials are still continuing with their raids on liquor syndicates and the corrupt excise officials. Today, they raided the Hyderabad houses of Khammam Excise Superintendent Mr Madhusudhana Rao and recovered some key documents. Reports...
Keywords: liquor syndicates, Khammam excise superintendent, ACB raids on excise officials, ACB raids on excise officials
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