Advocate Saurabh Pandey, representing the ED, said, "Chaitanya Baghel's custodial remand was ending today, so he was presented in front of the court today. As of now, he has been sent to judicial custody till August 4. In this money laundering case, if evidence is found against anyone else,
"Chaitanya allegedly routed the illicit funds through his real estate firms and used them in the development of a real estate project. The funds were laundered through cash payments to contractors and through falsified banking entries," ED said in its statement.
He also criticised the state's law and order condition and took a dig at the police, accusing them of collusion with illegal mafias. "As long as the police remain busy extorting money from the liquor and sand mafia, the law and order situation will not improve," he said.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday condemned the arrest of YSRCP Lok Sabha MP PV Midhun Reddy, terming it "a political conspiracy designed to silence those who stand with the people."
She accused Midhun Reddy of manipulating the state's liquor policy, altering the automatic order placement system, and collecting kickbacks. He allegedly funneled funds through shell companies, amassing huge sums of money.
Former Chhattisgarh CM and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel accused the BJP of targeting Congress leaders to defame them, particularly the Gandhi family.
"The common people of Chhattisgarh knew that there was a liquor scam ongoing in the state. After learning about scams, IT and ED investigated the matter. The ED investigation is still going on. Action is being taken against all those people against whom evidence is coming out before the ED.
The Odisha Excise Department's AIAB Central Unit in Cuttack, under the leadership of the Excise Commissioner, has conducted a substantial operation to dismantle an illicit network involved in the production of counterfeit alcohol.
The action comes a few hours after the agency carried out raids at Chaitanya's residence in Chhattisgarh. The searches were part of the agency's broader crackdown on suspected money laundering and irregularities linked to the multi-crore scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at the premises of Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state.
He is an accused in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Excise policy. Gautam, the son of Former MLA from Punjab and liquor baron Deep Malhotra, is currently out on bail.
The incident occurred on Friday when a police team received information that a person was carrying illegal liquor, after which they followed Chaudhary and later, he met with an accident and died in the incident.