Overview
- EOW/ACB filed the chargesheet in the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, invoking Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2).
- The probe alleges roughly 45 benami properties were acquired in the names of relatives and associates across Durg, Raipur and Korba.
- Officials estimate illegal earnings at about ₹49.69 crore against roughly ₹2.51–2.52 crore in legitimate income, or 1,872.86% higher.
- Investigators say most investments were made between 2019 and 2022 when Chaurasia served in the Chief Minister’s Office.
- Chaurasia remains on bail and also faces an ED money‑laundering case tied to the coal levy probe after a 2022 arrest and Supreme Court bail in May 2025.