India, Nov. 7 -- Former Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao, shortly before being relieved from the post, had submitted a report to the state government alleging corruption and collection of bribes by two senior officials of the Excise Department, officials said on November 7.

Rao, who was serving as Excise Commissioner and Special Secretary in the Electronics and Information Technology Department, was transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Department.

In the report submitted to the government on Friday, Rao also mentioned that Excise Minister M Liju was acquainted with one of the bar owners allegedly involved in the transactions.

According to the report, S Vinod, who s...