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Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Son Released From Jail ; Bail In Two Cases Linked To Alleged Liquor Scam
Bhupesh Baghel noted that it was Chaitanya’s birthday when he was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on July 18, 2025, ‘as part of a conspiracy’, and the release coincided with the birthday of Chaitanya’s son.
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A day after the Chhattisgarh high court granted him bail in two cases linked to the alleged liquor scam, Chaitanya Baghel, son of senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, was released from the Raipur Central Jail .
Bhupesh Baghel noted that it was Chaitanya’s birthday when he was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on July 18, 2025, ‘as part of a conspiracy’, and the release coincided with the birthday of Chaitanya’s son.
The high court in Bilaspur on Friday allowed his bail pleas in the cases registered by the ED and Chhattisgarh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)/Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
Bhupesh Baghel, accompanied by a large number of Congress supporters, received Chaitanya outside the jail. The supporters shouted slogans, waved party flags and beat drums.