Chhattisgarh High Court has granted bail to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former CM Bhupesh Baghel, in ED and EoW cases linked to the multi-crore liquor scam. The move comes amid ongoing money laundering and corruption investigations.
The Supreme Court has adjourned till January the plea filed by Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, challenging his arrest in the alleged liquor scam. The Court said the matter cannot be heard piecemeal and will take it up for detailed hearing in the first week of January.
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The Supreme Court today (28th Nov) extended the interim bail of Saumya Chaurasia, former deputy secretary to Chhattisgarh’s ex-CM, linked to a coal-levy scam. She had been in custody for over a year without charges. The trial has not started, and the next hearing is set for late January. The ED opposes her bail.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has requested a high-level judicial investigation into central and state agencies, alleging conspiracies to falsely implicate him in scams linked to the “coal levy” and the Mahadev betting app. He argues that these actions aim to damage his reputation for political reasons.