A hearing was held in the Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday concerning a petition filed by Chaitanya Baghel, the son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, related to the money laundering accusations connected to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provided its response. The subsequent proceedings will involve both parties submitting written arguments. Justice Arvind Verma’s single bench is presiding over the hearing, and Chaitanya Baghel is challenging the ED’s actions. The next hearing has been scheduled for September 23rd.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Chaitanya Baghel as an accused in the money laundering case tied to the liquor scam. It is alleged that Chaitanya Baghel received 16.70 crore rupees from the liquor scam. This money was then invested in real estate projects. Moreover, the investigation revealed that approximately 1000 crore rupees were handled as part of the scam.
The ED is investigating the Chhattisgarh liquor scam and has filed an FIR with the ACB. The FIR details a scam exceeding 3200 crore rupees, with politicians, excise department officials, and businesspeople implicated.
The ED’s investigation determined that the scam was orchestrated during the previous government’s term by a syndicate that included IAS officer Anil Tuteja, AP Tripathi, the MD of the Excise Department, and businessman Anwar Dhebar.