CBI raids ex-CM Baghel's home in Mahadev betting app case

CBI SAYS PROBE SHOWED THAT PROMOTERS ALLEGEDLY PAID SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS AS 'PROTECTION MONEY' TO PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR SMOOTH RUNNING OF ILLEGAL BETTING NETWORK

- Press Trust of india

RAIPUR/NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted searches at 60 locations, including the residence of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with the alleged ₹6,000 crore Mahadev betting app scam, officials said.

The agency teams swooped down at Baghel's residences in Raipur and Bhilai, as well as the houses of a senior police officer and a close associate of the former CM, they said.

In a post from Baghel's X handle, the Congress leader's office said, "Now CBI has arrived. Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is scheduled to go to Delhi today for the meeting of the 'Drafting Committee' constituted for the AICC meeting to be held in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) on April 8 and 9. Before that, the CBI has reached Raipur and Bhilai Niwas.

"The Congress said the CBI's searches at Baghel's residences were politically motivated, and asserted it will not be intimidated by such actions.