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Chit fund scam: Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh's son booked

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The Chhattisgarh Police have filed a case against 20 people, including two former Bharatiya Janata Party MPs and a Congress leader, in connection with an alleged chit fund scam, PTI reported on Tuesday. One of the former MPs booked, Abhishek Singh, is the son of former Chief Minister Raman Singh.

Former BJP MP Madhusudan Yadav and Congress leader Naresh Dakaliya were also booked. The three leaders were accused of acting as star campaigners for chit fund company Anmol India in Surguja district. The company shut its operations in 2016.

The case was filed under Sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act. The others who were booked are directors and core committee members of the company. Nobody has been arrested so far.