Hyderabad: Continuing its crackdown to expose the alleged nexus of liquor syndicates-excise officials and politicians, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested four persons allegedly involved in illegal liquor trade.

All the four arrested today were liquor syndicates in their respective areas, an ACB officer said adding that G Ajay Goud, one of the arrested in the city is brother of a corporator.

According to the officer, other three arrested were Guduri Hanumantha Rao of Palakole syndicate in West Godavari district, Dontala Butchi Babu- Vizianagaram syndicate in Vizianagaram district and Loka Santosh Reddy- liquor business and Bhodan syndicate in Nizamabad district.

All of them were sent to judicial remand, he added.

On June 6, the ACB had arrested 20 persons allegedly involved in 'benami' transactions, after conducting searches in 15 districts across the state.

The investigation into liquor syndicates had revealed that liquor syndicates had been running the business in the names of 'binamidars' (ostensible owners) as wine shops have been allotted to BPL families, who have no financial resources to deposit huge amount for licences.