The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Monday in the case of money laundering related to alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. Official sources gave this information.
Quoting sources, the news agency PTI said that the campuses of Chaitanya Baghel in Bhilai and some other persons in the state are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Prevention Act (PMLA). The ED raided 14 places in Chhattisgarh in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor scam.
The enforcement direction is conducting searches at the Residence of Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress Leader Bhupesh Baghel’s Son in an ongoing money son Ed is conducting raids at 14 locations in chhattisgarh in connection with a money laundering…
– ANI (@ani) March 10, 2025
The investigating agency ED had earlier said that the state’s revenue suffered heavy losses due to Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’. The amount of more than Rs 2,100 crore received from the crime went to the pockets of the beneficiaries of the liquor syndicate. The ED arrested several people, including bureaucrats and traders of the state government in this case.
According to the information, the ED team reached Baghel’s house in Bhilai. ED officials arrived at 4 Innova at Bhilai Padumnagar house. The ED team also reached the house of Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel. Several important documents were investigated by the investigating agency.
