ED arrest Chaitanya Baghel, son of Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in money laundering case against him connected to an alleged liquor scam. In the morning, the ED conducts raids on the premises of Chaitanya in related to the case.
Chaitanya’s house in Bhilai town, which he shares with his father, searched by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on receipt of clear evidence in the case. Bhupesh Baghel, a senior Congress leader, posted on X announcing the ED has reached his Bhilai house on the last day of the meeting consultation.
Chaitanya Baghel arrested in Liquor scam case
The ED has stated the Chhattisgarh liquor “scam” resulted in a “large loss” to the state exchequer and filled the pockets of the beneficiaries of a liquor syndicate with more than ₹2,100 crore of proceeds of crime.
The ED had arrested former minister and Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma in this situation in January, aside from Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Aijaz Dhebar, former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer Arunpati Tripathi, and a few others as a part of this investigation.
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