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‘ED Aa Gayi’: Bhupesh Baghel Posts as Agency Raids Ex-Chhattisgarh CM's Bhilai Home in Connection with Case Against Son
BHILAI, CHHATTISGARH, JUL 18 – The Enforcement Directorate is probing a Rs 2,161 crore liquor scam involving alleged financial irregularities and unaccounted sales linked to former CM Bhupesh Baghel's family.
- The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids on July 18, 2025, at former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's Bhilai residence related to a money laundering probe.
- These raids follow an ongoing investigation into a liquor scam allegedly orchestrated between 2019 and 2022 during Baghel's tenure, with fresh evidence prompting new searches.
- Bhupesh Baghel claimed the raids aimed to stop him from raising concerns about tree felling for an Adani Group coal mine project in the State Assembly on the session's last day.
- The scam reportedly caused a loss of over Rs 2,100 crore, while recent estimates by the Economic Offences Wing value it at Rs 3,200 crore, with assets worth Rs 205 crore attached.
- Baghel vowed resistance, stating he will not be scared or bow down despite pressure, and criticized the timing of raids on his son's birthday as politically motivated.
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Chaitanya Baghel Arrested: ED Arrests Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Son in Liquor Scam Case | 📰 LatestLY
The Enforcement Directorate ono July 18, arrested Chaitanya Baghel, son of Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in an alleged liquor scam. 📰 Chaitanya Baghel Arrested: ED Arrests Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Son in Liquor Scam Case.
This arrest of Chaitanya Baghel has come at a time when ED raided Bhupesh Baghel's house this morning. This arrest of Chaitanya Baghel has been made in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor scam.
ED raids ex-Chhattisgarh CM Baghel's home in connection with money laundering case involving his son
Chaitanya Baghel is reportedly linked to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam, which caused a massive loss to the state exchequer with illicit gains of over ₹2,100 crore to a liquor syndicate.
·New Delhi, India
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