Archive · 13 Nov 2025
ED Attaches Rs 61 Crore Assets of Ex-CM's Son in Liquor Scam
Imagine a state in India where selling alcohol was controlled by the government.
Investigators believe that some people, including politicians and government workers, created a secret way to sell more alcohol and make a lot of money unfairly.
They allegedly took bribes and sold alcohol without recording it properly.
The investigators think that Chaitanya Baghel, whose dad used to be the head of the state, was involved in hiding this extra money by buying property and using fake companies.
The investigators have now taken away about 61 crore rupees worth of his property.
They say this scam caused the state to lose over 2,500 crore rupees and that a lot of this money went to political groups.
However, the political party involved says this is just a way to attack them unfairly and misuse the government's investigative powers.
The ED has attached assets worth Rs 61.20 crore belonging to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, in the state's liquor scam case.
The attached properties include residential plots, agricultural land, and movable assets, bringing the total attached in the case to Rs 276 crore.
Investigators allege the Chhattisgarh liquor monopoly was turned into a parallel extortion economy between 2019 and 2023, involving a 'cash, commission and corruption' system.
The ED claims over Rs 1,392 crore from the scam was funneled to Congress-linked entities and leaders.
The Congress party has denounced the ED's actions as 'political vendetta' and a 'misuse of agencies.'
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED); Chaitanya Baghel (son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel); Anil Tuteja (Retired IAS); Arun Pati Tripathi (ITS); Anwar Dhebar; Trilok Singh Dhillon; Congress Party.
- What
- Provisional attachment of assets worth Rs 61.20 crore belonging to Chaitanya Baghel in connection with an alleged liquor scam. The ED alleges the scam involved a parallel extortion economy, channeling funds to Congress-linked entities.
- When
- The scam is alleged to have occurred between 2019 and 2023. The attachment of assets is a recent development in the ongoing investigation.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh
- Why
- The ED is investigating an alleged large-scale liquor scam that transformed the state's liquor monopoly into a parallel extortion economy, causing significant losses to the state exchequer and allegedly benefiting political entities. Chaitanya Baghel's assets were attached as part of this investigation.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Allegations
Congress Denunciation
Alleged Scam Beneficiary
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Allegations
Chaitanya Baghel, son of former CM Bhupesh Baghel, is accused of diverting black money into real estate and shell companies as part of a liquor scam.
Congress Denunciation
The Congress party claims the ED's actions are a 'malicious action' and a 'misuse of agencies' as part of political vendetta.
Nature of the Scam
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Allegations
The ED describes the liquor scam as a 'cash, commission and corruption' scheme that turned the state's liquor monopoly into a parallel extortion economy between 2019 and 2023, causing an alleged loss of over Rs 2,500 crore to the state exchequer.
Congress Denunciation
The Congress party labels the investigation as a 'political vendetta' and protests the attachment of even 'ancestral properties.'
Asset Attachment
Enforcement Directorate (ED) Allegations
The ED has attached assets worth Rs 61.20 crore belonging to Chaitanya Baghel, bringing the total attached assets in the case to Rs 276 crore. This attachment is provisional and subject to confirmation by an Adjudicating Authority.
Congress Denunciation
The Congress spokesperson criticizes the attachment, stating that 'even ancestral properties are being attached' and that the 'people of Chhattisgarh will not forgive this misuse of agencies.'
- Investigating Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Individual Involved
- Chaitanya Baghel (son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel)
- Attached Asset Value
- Rs 61.20 crore (personal assets); Rs 276 crore (total attached assets)
- Alleged Scam Period
- 2019-2023
- Alleged Scam Type
- Liquor scam (cash, commission, corruption, parallel extortion economy)
- Alleged Exchequer Loss
- Over Rs 2,500 crore (estimated)
- Alleged Funds to Political Entities
- Over Rs 1,392 crore (funneled to Congress-linked entities and leaders between 2019-2022)
Sources
Liquor scam crackdown: ED seizes Rs 61.20 crore assets of ex-CM’s son Chaitanya Baghel
Liquor scam case: ED attaches assets worth ₹61.20 crore belonging to Bhupesh Baghel's son
ED attaches assets worth ₹61.20 crore of Chaitanya Baghel in Chhattisgarh liquor scam
Assets worth Rs 61.20 crore of Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya attached by ED in Chhattisgarh ‘liquor scam’
