Chaitanya’s house in Bhilai town, which he shares with his father, is being searched by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on receipt of fresh evidence in the case, officials said.
Heavy security has been deployed outside Baghel’s residence in Bhilai.
VIDEO | Heavy security deployed outside residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Bhilai.
Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids at the premises of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel in connection with a money… pic.twitter.com/B721Qam4XG— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 18, 2025
Bhupesh Baghel, a senior Congress leader, posted on X saying the ED has reached his Bhilai residence on the last day of the assembly session.
ED आ गई.
आज विधानसभा सत्र का अंतिम दिन है.अडानी के लिए तमनार में काटे जा रहे पेड़ों का मुद्दा आज उठना था.
भिलाई निवास में “साहेब” ने ED भेज दी है.
(कार्यालय- भूपेश बघेल)
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) July 18, 2025
The ED has said the Chhattisgarh liquor “scam” resulted in a “massive loss” to the state exchequer and filled the pockets of the beneficiaries of a liquor syndicate with more than ₹2,100 crore of proceeds of crime.
The ED had arrested former minister and Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma in this case in January apart from Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Aijaz Dhebar, former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer Arunpati Tripathi and some others as part of this investigation.
First Published: Jul 18, 2025 8:41 AM IST
