ED Attaches Real Estate Properties Worth Rs 26 Crore Of Son Of Ex-CM Baghel In PMLA Case

The attachment of properties, developed under Baghel Developers in Durg district in the state, is linked to the alleged Rs 2,880 crore liquor scam, occurred during the previous Bhupesh Baghel regime in Chhattisgarh.

The seizure was made by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Saturday.

The ED provisionally attached the property, along with other assets, totally Rs 61.2 crore, in November 2025 as part of action against Chaitanya Baghel.

The adjudicating authority of the PMLA confirmed the provisional order in March, after which the ED took possession of the real estate properties, comprising multiple residential plots, officials said.

Officials claimed that proceeds of the crime to the tune of Rs 18.9 crore were pumped into the real estate project of Junior Baghel.

The ED had had earlier termed Junior Baghel as the ‘apex’ of a liquor syndicate in the state.

“His (Chaitanya’s) position as the Chief Minister’s son made him the controller and ultimate authority of the liquor syndicate. He was responsible for maintaining the ‘hisab’ (accounts) of all illicit funds collected by the syndicate, and all major decisions relating to the collection, channelization, and distribution of such funds (proceeds of crime) were taken under his direction”, the agency said.

The ED alleged that a liquor syndicate controlled the excise department when Bhupesh Baghel was chief minister and that the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) generated proceeds of crime of more than Rs 2,883 crore between 2019 and 2023 though illegal commissions on supply of country liquor, the sale of unaccounted liquor through government shops with duplicate holograms and annual commissions from distilleries.

Junior Baghel was arrested in July 2025 and is currently on bail.