SIT arrests ex-minister after key accused links him to ₹3 crore fake liquor racket.

xVijayawada: YSRCP leader and former minister Jogi Ramesh has been arrested in connection with a liquor manufacturing case. On Sunday morning, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) reached his residence in Ibrahimpatnam, NTR district, and later took Ramesh and his associate Arepalli Ramu into custody. Ramesh was shifted to the Excise Department office in Vijayawada for questioning.

According to police sources, Addhepalli Janardhan Rao, the prime accused (A1) in the case, recently gave a statement claiming that the fake liquor was produced under the encouragement of Jogi Ramesh. Janardhan Rao reportedly told the police that Ramesh had promised him ₹3 crore in financial support, saying that the money could he

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