Raipur, July 22 -- Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody today by a special PMLA court in Raipur in connection with the ongoing money laundering probe linked to the multi crore liquor scam in the state.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had formally arrested Chaitanya on July 18 following a search operation at his Bhilai residence. He was brought to the agency's Raipur office for interrogation and placed under a five-day custodial remand, which concluded on Monday. Upon the expiry of the remand, ED produced him before the special court seeking judicial custody.
Political tensions have escalated following the arrest, particularly after ED's official confirmati...