Lagatar24 Desk
Raipur, Oct 11: Over a dozen places in Chhattisgarh are the target of raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday. Authorities are searching the homes of officials who are allegedly connected to CM Bhupesh Baghel.
The searches, which began at the crack of dawn from Raipur, the state capital, are still in progress. Twelve locations throughout the state are currently the subject of raids.
Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids in Raipur, Durg and Mahasamund & Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh.
(Pics 1&2- Raipur & Pic 3-Raigarh) pic.twitter.com/3w4vXZEAkv
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2022
The home of Raigarh Collector Ranu Sahu and her husband, IAS officer JP Maurya, is being searched. While searches are being conducted at the homes of selected businesses in Raigarh, Durg, Bhilai, and Raipur, their residences in Raipur and Raigarh are being searched.
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Anupam Nagar house of coal trader Suryakant Tiwari is also captured with an ED lens. The entire incident is allegedly connected to a case of unlawful mining.
The raids take place just a few days after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel threatened to take harsh action against such officials in the event that the state police received reports of “unnecessary” harassment by federal organisations.
