Hyderabad: A villa and its subsequent sale consideration, together valued at about ₹6.7 crore, were provisionally attached in a benami probe linked to the alleged Andhra Pradesh liquor scam.
The Income Tax department ’s Hyderabad Benami Prohibition unit identified APSBCL managing director Donthireddy Vasudeva Reddy as “the person appearing to be the beneficial owner”.
Purchased in brother-in-law Marella Vijaya Narasimha Reddy’s name for ₹3.2 crore in April 2023, it was transferred to Vasudeva Reddy’s wife, Kalpana Dontireddy, for ₹3.5 crore in Dec 2025. Through a near-empty account According to the attachment order, a firm named Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Milk Chilling Centre (SLNS) transferred ₹3.3 crore into Vijaya Narasimha Reddy’s near-empty savings account on April 2, 2023. 15 at Rolling Meadows, Thukkuguda, was registered on April 11. Vijaya Narasimha Reddy introduced ₹8.5 crore as capital into SLNS during 2022–23. VNR Dairy Products transferred ₹99 lakh to SLNS. Dataevolve Solutions allegedly provided interest-free, unrepaid loans of ₹1.2 crore to SLNS and ₹4.9 crore to VNR Global. Transfer followed questioning Statements were recorded on oath on Aug 7–8, 2025. The Dec 11 transfer to Kalpana followed approximately four months later. Two cheques totalling ₹3.5 crore appear to represent Nido’s disbursement, according to the order. Provisional action, adjudication pending Approval was recorded on Nov 9. The attached villa occupies 902 square yards at Rolling Meadows in Mankhal village, Thukkuguda municipality, Maheshwaram mandal, Ranga Reddy district. Its total saleable constructed area is 9,556 square feet, comprising 3,207 square feet on the ground floor, 3,693 on the first floor and 2,656 on the second.
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The probe found that approximately ₹8.9 crore was received from APSBCL beer supplier B9 Beverages as “sales promotion” commission and subsequent Bacardi India payments totalling ₹6.6 crore. The stated explanation was the vendor’s “urgent financial necessities”. Separately, the brief says neither the alleged benamidar nor the beneficial owner responded or appeared during notice proceedings.
The villa changed hands within the family after the inquiry began. He remitted it to developer Aalay Infra the next day. Villa No. The alleged funding route ran from liquor-company payments to his proprietorship, VNR Global, through capital contributions to SLNS and then his savings account to the developer. The brief alleges Vijaya Narasimha Reddy omitted the villa from his property list and his sister Kalpana from the partners’ list submitted to the agencies. A mortgage favouring Nido Home Finance Limited was recorded the following day. The money attachment extends to specified account balances and assets into which the consideration was converted; full recovery is not established. Both attachments await adjudication and are not confiscation orders. Download the TOI App.