Ex-CM Baghel's son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': Chargesheet

The Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday alleged that Chaitanya Baghel, son of former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, personally gained Rs 200–250 crore in the alleged liquor scam that took place between 2019 and 2022, during his father’s tenure.

In a supplementary chargesheet filed the same day, the EOW, one of three agencies probing the case, claimed that a “syndicate" involving senior bureaucrats, politicians and excise department officials operated a “parallel" excise system. According to the agency, illegal liquor sales resulted in a loss of Rs 3,074 crore to the state exchequer.

Chaitanya, who was arrested by the ED on July 18 in connection with the case, has been accused of serving as a link between government officials and the alleged liquor syndicate, including Anwar Dhebar, brother of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar of the Congress and an accused in the matter.