The Durg Police has lodged an FIR against the son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel in a case of stopping and stoning the vehicle of the Enforcement Directorate team, which searched his residence in a case.
A complaint was lodged by the driver of a private vehicle on Monday night at the ‘Old Bhilai’ police station in the said district.
The ED raided the residence of Baghel in Mansarovar Colony of Bhilai and 13 other places in Durg, as part of a money laundering investigation against his son Chaitanya Baghel in the alleged liquor scam case.
According to sources, the search lasted for about eight hours, during which the ED seized about Rs 30 lakh cash and some documents.
In his complaint to the police, the driver said that around 15-20 protesters stopped the four-wheelers while leaving Baghel’s residence at around 4.30 pm on Monday and some people climbed the bonnet. The FIR states that someone also threw stones which put on the front glass of the vehicle.
Police spread riots against Bhilai resident Sunny Aggarwal and 15-20 others [191(2)]Unlawful gathering (190), obstructing public servant’s work (221), attacking public servant or using criminal force (132) and preventing incorrectly [126(2)] And has registered a case under Section 3 of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) and under Public Property Destruction Act.
Baghel, 63, was present at home during the operation. He later questioned the objective of raiding the ED, while the Congress said that the raid against Baghel was a “conspiracy” of “making headlines” that day when the budget session of Parliament resumed and the government faced opposition questions on many issues.
Chaitanya Baghel can be called to the ED office in Raipur for questioning in this case.
According to the ED, the alleged liquor scam in the Central Indian state was done between 2019 and 2022, when there was a Congress government led by CM Baghel in Chhattisgarh.
The federal investigative agency had earlier said that the state treasury suffered heavy losses due to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam and the amount of more than Rs 2,100 crore received from the crime filled the pockets of the beneficiaries of the liquor syndicate.
