ED team attacked after searches
The Enforcement Directorate ED team attacked on Monday after searches at former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s home.
The incident took place when the probe agency officials were coming out of the residence Baghel after a day-long search.
The agency’s car was surrounded and briefly stopped from leaving by a group of people, reported to be Congress supporters.
The Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of Baghel in Bhilai town of Durg district as part of a money laundering investigation against his son, Chaitanya Baghel, in the alleged liquor scam case, official sources said.
Meanwhile, Bhupesh said the ED raid at his premises was the outcome of the BJP’s frustration.
Baghel claimed ED found ₹32-33 lakh cash in his house where he lives with his wife, three daughters, a son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
“It is not a big thing as I have a big family and we do farming on 140 acres and have other sources of income. We will provide its details,” he said.
Baghel claimed the ED hasn’t found anything except some documents related to cases concerning BJP leaders.