India, July 18 -- Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a liquor case on Friday.

Chaitanya, a businessman, was arrested from his residence in Bhilai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after officials from the ED raided his house early morning. He was later sent to 5-day ED custody in connection with the case.

The arrest comes as part of the agency's investigation into alleged money laundering in the state's liquor policy. The ED is probing alleged irregularities during the tenure of the Congress government led by Bhupesh Baghel.

The money laundering case is based on a first information report (FIR) filed by the Chhattisgarh Anti-Corr...