The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided premises linked to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, and several others in connection with an alleged liquor scam tied to a money laundering case, official sources said, reported PTI.
Searches are being conducted at Chaitanya Baghel’s residence in Bhilai and multiple locations across the state under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources added, as per PTI.
The ED has previously alleged that the Chhattisgarh liquor scam led to a massive loss to the state exchequer, with more than Rs 2,100 crore in proceeds of crime benefiting a liquor syndicate.
Several individuals, including state government bureaucrats and businessmen, have already been arrested in connection with the case. Further investigations are underway.
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