India, Aug. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday alleged that former Andhra Pradesh minister and YSRCP leader K Venkata Nageswara Rao and his son, Sunil Kumar, "utilised" proceeds of crime from a liquor-transport "scam" to buy luxury assets, including high-end vehicles and watches, besides using the money for political funding and personal and family expenses.

Rao, 61, was arrested by the ED on August 23 after being accused of acting as a "key facilitator" in the alleged "scam". A special court in Hyderabad sent him to 15 days' judicial custody on Sunday, news agency PTI reported.

Kumar was arrested by the central agency in June over his alleged role in the Rs.195.33 crore transportation "scam" involving the Andhra Pradesh S...