Rs 3,500 Crore Liquor Scam Chargesheet Details Money Laundering Under PMLA Section

A chargesheet filed by Andhra Pradesh police in a Rs 3,500-crore liquor scam alleges systematic laundering of kickbacks through low-profile employees acting as couriers to deposit illicit cash into multiple bank accounts linked to the syndicate. The laundering involved layering and circulation of cash to conceal the crime's proceeds, with some kickbacks paid as salaries to these individuals who then transferred funds to other accused. The Special Investigation Team arrested several persons, including a political party member, and the Enforcement Directorate filed a related money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The chargesheet referenced alleged monthly kickbacks to a former chief minister but did not formally accuse him. A senior political leader denied the allegations as baseless.