NEW DELHI: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been named as a recipient of alleged kickbacks in a Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam, according to a chargesheet filed by the state police. The 305-page document, submitted to a local court on Saturday, claims Jagan received a share of Rs 50–60 crore every month during the 2019–2024 YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) regime. However, the chargesheet stops short of naming him as an accused.The court is yet to take cognizance of the chargesheet.“The collected amounts were eventually handed over to Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy(A-1). Rajasekhar Reddy would then pass the money to Vijay Sai Reddy (A-5), Mithun Reddy (A-4), Balaji (A-33) who would transfer it to former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. On an average, Rs 50-60 crore was collected every month (during the 2019-24 YSRCP regime),” the charge sheet said, as quoted by PTI. A key witness has reportedly corroborated these transactions.The report labels Rajasekhar Reddy as the “mastermind and co-conspirator” behind the liquor scam, alleging he manipulated the excise policy, replaced automated Order for Supply (OFS) systems with manual processes, and appointed loyalists in APSBCL (Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited).The chargesheet states that Rs 250–300 crore was routed in cash for election expenses of the YSRCP, coordinated by Rajasekhar Reddy and ex-MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy. The laundered money was allegedly invested in land, gold, and luxury assets in Dubai and Africa, via over 30 shell companies.“The accused planned the change in excise policy and also its modalities, to ensure that they would receive large kickbacks, majority portion of such kickbacks was received in cash, gold bullion etc,” said the document.A key meeting with distillery owners was allegedly held at Hyderabad’s Park Hyatt Hotel in late 2019. Organised by Sajjala Sridhar Reddy (A-6), the owners were reportedly threatened to cooperate with the manual OFS process and pay kickbacks of 12–20% or face order denials.“During the meeting, the owners were intimidated that if they do not accede to their proposals and no orders will be issued to them. Such intimidation for kickbacks by threatening them with no issuances of OFS and thereby receiving kickbacks amounts to extortion,” the chargesheet quoted by PTI added.On Saturday, YSRCP MP PV Midhun Reddy was arrested by the special investigation team (SIT) after hours of questioning in connection with the scam.Earlier in May, the enforcement directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) to probe the alleged financial crimes.Reacting to Midhun Reddy’s arrest, several YSRCP leaders including Botcha Satyanarayana, Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani), Ambati Rambabu, Merugu Nagarjuna, and G Srikanth Reddy issued a joint statement calling it a clear case of “political vendetta” by the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government.