Ex Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s Home Raided By Probe Company

Bhopal:

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a number of places linked to former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel, together with his home in Bhilai metropolis, and his son Chaitanya Baghel in an alleged liquor rip-off this morning.

At the least 14 places linked to the Baghels in Durg district had been searched by the anti-laundering officers.

Ripping into the ED after the information broke, Mr Baghel claimed that the motion adopted a court docket determination to dismiss a “false case” that has been working for seven years.

“After a false case occurring for seven years was dismissed by the court docket, the friends of ED entered the Bhilai residence of former Chief Minister, Congress Basic Secretary Bhupesh Baghel this morning. If somebody is attempting to cease Congress in Punjab by way of this conspiracy, then it’s a misunderstanding,” stated Mr Baghel.

Premises linked to the shut associates of Chaitanya Baghel had been among the many places that had been raided. In the course of the raids, essential paperwork had been examined, officers stated.

The central company that probes monetary irregularities stated it has discovered that Chaitanya Baghel had obtained proceeds of the crime generated from the alleged rip-off. Officers have pegged the overall proceeds of the crime at round Rs 2,161 crore. They think that the accused had siphoned off the cash by way of varied schemes.