India, Aug. 4 -- A special court in Raipur on Monday extended the judicial custody of Chaitanya Baghel, the son of senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, till August 18 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor scam in the state.

Chaitanya Baghel was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 18 after a search was carried out at his residence in Bhilai, which he shares with his father. His 14-day judicial custody, granted earlier, ended on Monday.

The ED sought an extension, which was granted by the court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), according to his lawyer Faisal Rizvi.

The federal agency alleged that Chaitanya was involved in managi...