Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is scared of being exposed before the public and therefore, he is afraid about the action of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in (alleged) liquor scam, said Bharatiya Janata (BJP) incharge in Chhattisgarh Om Mathur.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to create an atmosphere of fear when it was apprised by the Chhattisgarh Government that several state excise department officials have been complaining of being threatened and to implicate the Chief Minister Bhupesh
Earlier, on May 12 ED arrested Arun Pati Tripathi under the provisions of PMLA 2002 in the ongoing money laundering investigation into the Liquor scam in the State of Chhattisgarh.
A revenue officer in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district was booked for allegedly molesting a minor girl as well as a woman on the pretext of preparing their income as well as caste certificate, the police said on Monday.
Three persons including an army man died allegedly after consuming country-made liquor in the Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, said the police on Monday.
The incident took place under Palari police station limits. A child and woman are also among those killed in the accident, Baloda Bazar SSP Deepak Jha said.
In reference to a case kept for hearing in the commission, the chairperson said, "Pre-wedding shoots are dangerous for the future of girls and this is not our culture."
Speaking to the reporters, Baghel said "First we won Himachal Pradesh and then we won Karnataka...They used to speak of 'Congress mukt-Bharat' but now South India is 'BJP-mukt'."
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested the special secretary of the excise department and head of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) Arun Pati Tripathi in connection with the alleged liquor scam.
Talking to ANI, District and Session Judge and Chairman of DLSA Raipur, Santosh Sharma informed that the National Lok Adalat will be held on May 13 and preparations in this connection have been completed.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, the Chhattisgarh CM said, "Who will probe the wrongdoings of ED as there's no authority where one can lodge complaints against them? Is there anyone to listen to us? The central agency has been conducting raids and making arbitrary arrests at the behest of th