Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- A political slugfest has erupted over the role of Cherukuru Venkatesh Naidu, one of the accused in the Rs.3,500 crore liquor case that allegedly took place during the previous YSR Congress Party regime in Andhra Pradesh, following the seizure of cash of Rs.11 crore by the special investigation team at a farmhouse in Hyderabad on July 30.

On August 2, the state government released videos showing huge piles of cash being packed and transported by Cherukuru Venkatesh Naidu, who is accused No. 34 in the liquor scam and has been in judicial custody. HT has seen the video but could not verify it.

The ruling Telugu Desam Party claimed that the videos were retrieved by the SIT authorities from the phone of Venkatesh Naidu, ...