The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned YSR Congress Party Member of Parliament, P V Midhun Reddy, for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged Rs 3,500-crore liquor irregularity in Andhra Pradesh. The central agency’s zonal office in Hyderabad has directed Midhun Reddy to appear on January 23, where his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Midhun Reddy, representing Rajampet Lok Sabha, was earlier arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police’s Special Investigation Team in July last year and has been out on bail since. In addition to Midhun Reddy, former MP Vijayasai Reddy has also been summoned by the ED, with his questioning scheduled for January 22.
The investigation is related to the implementation and functioning of the liquor policy enforced in the state between 2019 and 2024, during the tenure of the YSRCP government. Vijayasai Reddy has been named as an accused in the first information report filed by the SIT, with investigators alleging that illegal proceeds generated from the liquor trade were routed through him and eventually reached former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Jagan Mohan Reddy has rejected the allegations, describing the case as politically motivated and accusing his rivals of orchestrating a conspiracy against him. The ED registered a case under the PMLA in September 2025, taking cognisance of the SIT’s findings and complaints. The police have so far submitted three charge sheets in the matter.
According to the SIT, the alleged kickbacks from the liquor trade amounted to approximately Rs 50 crore to Rs 60 crore every month. While Jagan Mohan Reddy has not been formally named as an accused in the prosecution complaints, the charge sheets claim that he was among the beneficiaries of these illicit payments.
