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The 7,039-page complaint (chargesheet) was filed in the court in Raipur, naming Chaitanya Baghel, a businessman, as an accused.
ED filed a fresh prosecution complaint in a multi-crore ‘liquor scam’ in Chhattisgarh in a court, naming Chaitanya Bhagel.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday filed a fresh prosecution complaint in a multi-crore ‘liquor scam’ in Chhattisgarh in a court and accused Chaitanya, son of Congress leader and former CM Bhupesh Baghel, of handling over Rs 1,000 crore worth of “proceeds of crime”.
The 7,039-page complaint (chargesheet) was filed in the court in Raipur, naming Chaitanya Baghel, a businessman, as an accused. According to the agency, the alleged Rs 2,100-crore liquor scam took place when a Congress government headed by Bhupesh Baghel was in office in the state between 2018 and 2023.
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The prosecution complaint was filed before the special court, in which Chaitnaya Baghel was named as an accused, reported news agency PTI, citing ED officials. Notably, this was the fourth prosecution complaint filed by the economic intelligence agency in the case.
“A hard disc containing digital evidence and other proofs were submitted along with the prosecution complaint,” ED counsel Saurabh Kumar Pande informed.
It was alleged that Chaitanya Baghel “handled” more than Rs 1,000 crore worth of “proceeds of crime” generated from a liquor scam in the state. Additionally, the ex-CM’s son is also accused of using the proceeds of crime for the development of his business ventures.
The ED has found “solid” evidence about the use of proceeds of crime worth Rs 22 crore allegedly by him, the counsel noted.
Chaitanya Baghel Arrest
Chaitanya Baghel was arrested by the central agency on July 18 following a search at his house in Bhilai town of Durg district. Of the proceeds of crime handled by him, the businessman used Rs 16.7 crore for the development of his real estate project, the ED had claimed in a statement earlier.
“Chaitanya was in receipt of proceeds of crime worth Rs 16.70 crore. He had used his real estate firms to intermingle the said funds. It was found that he had utilised the said cash amount (proceeds of crime) in the development of his real estate project,” it said.
In the past, Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel has alleged that central probe agencies were being misused to target Opposition leaders, but stressed he trusted the judiciary and would cooperate with them in the investigation of the case.
(With agency inputs)
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