Overview

• The prosecution complaint was submitted on September 15 in a Raipur special PMLA court with a hard disk of digital material, and it lists Chaitanya Baghel as the sole accused in this filing.
• Investigators allege he handled over ₹1,000 crore in illicit proceeds and routed roughly ₹16.7–18.9 crore into real-estate ventures, including the Vitthal Green project and Baghel Developers.
• The case centers on an alleged ₹2,100–2,161 crore liquor racket from 2019 to 2022 involving a parallel sales system that agencies say deprived the state exchequer.
• Chaitanya was arrested on July 18 after a search at his Bhilai residence and was produced in court as the Economic Offences Wing sought his custody via a production warrant, with the court reserving its order for Tuesday.
• The ED cites banking records, WhatsApp chats and the statement of Laxmi Narayan ‘Pappu’ Bansal, while Chaitanya’s lawyer challenges Bansal’s credibility and Bhupesh Baghel calls the case politically motivated.