Raipur: A big piece of news is coming out from Chhattisgarh, here the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids are going on in many cities of the state including the capital Raipur since morning. It is being said that the Enforcement Directorate team has raided the houses of leaders including IAS officers, and chartered accountants in Raipur, Bhilai, Durg, Mahasamund, and Raigarh. Raids are being conducted at the premises of many senior officials of the state. The premises of a dozen officers are being searched since around 5 am.
It is being said that this is the biggest raid in Chhattisgarh in recent times. Enforcement Directorate officials are raiding about a dozen locations simultaneously. Most of the officers whose residences have been raided are said to be close to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The houses of Soumya Chaurasia in Durg, CA Vijay Malu in Raipur have been raided. The Enforcement Directorate has raided the house of CA Vijay Malu in Devendra Nagar, Raipur, at the Bhilai residence of CM's Deputy Secretary Soumya Chaurasia.
The house of mining head IAS JP Maurya in Raipur is also being raided. Enforcement Directorate officials are also reported to have reached the premises of leader Agni Chandrakar in Mahasamund. Suryakant Tiwari's house in Anupam Nagar has also been raided. The whole incident is said to be related to coal. Earlier, there was an IT raid in the houses of some leaders.
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