Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the bail petition of Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, the prime accused in the Rs.3,500-crore liquor fraud that allegedly took place during the previous regime of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, described Raj Kesireddy as the prime architect of the liquor fraud and said there was a criminal nexus between bureaucrats and political leaders in the case.

The CJI made it clear that the apex court would neither grant bail nor issue notice in the case. He observed that corruption of such magnitude is not possible without a criminal nexus between bureaucrats and political leade...