The Prohibition and Excise (P&E) officials probing the alleged spurious liquor racket on Friday reportedly took into custody Addepalli Janardhana Rao, who is facing the charge of manufacturing spurious liquor at Mukalacheruvu in Annamayya district.
He was allegedly supplying the spurious liquor stocks to Ibrahimpatnam in Vijayawada, which was being bottled in a bar and restaurant being run by Janardhana Rao and his brother Addepalli Jaganmohan Rao.
The officials raided ANR Bar and Restaurant, located at Ibrahimpatnam, in NTR district, a few days ago and seized a huge quantity of spirit, unlabelled liquor bottles, empty bottles, stickers of various liquor brands.
The Excise police arrested Jaganmohan Rao, two others – Badal Dasu and Pradeep Dasu and produced them before the court. Janardhana Rao has been named an accused in the Mulakalacheruvu spurious liquor racket.
Acting on a tip-off that Janardhan Rao was returning from South Africa to India, the excise officials rounded him up at Gannavaram airport on Friday evening.
“We are questioning Janardhana Rao. The case is being investigated from all angles,” said an officer associated with the probe.
Published – October 11, 2025 12:03 am IST
