The Enforcement Directorate took possession of Chaitanya Baghel's Vitthal Greens real estate project in Durg, Chhattisgarh, on November 14, 2026. Valued at ₹26.43 crore, the development was previously attached in an investigation into alleged liquor scam proceeds. The ED claims ₹18.9 crore was invested in the project using illicit funds. The PMLA Adjudicating Authority confirmed the earlier attachment in March 2026. Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has denied wrongdoing by his family and alleged political targeting.
ED Takes Possession of Chaitanya Baghel's Rs 26.43 Crore Vitthal Greens Project
The Enforcement Directorate has attached a real estate project linked to Chaitanya Baghel in Durg district for allegedly being developed with the proceeds of the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the Chaitanya Baghel Vitthal Greens Project in Chhattisgarh after probing an alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state, officials said on Saturday. The property, owned by Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, is worth Rs 26.43 crore. It was built by his proprietorship firm, Baghel Developers.
The possession process was carried out by the officials of the Raipur zonal office of the ED at Vitthal Greens in Jangiri village of Durg district by putting up signage and displaying the official order of attachment. The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which empowers the authorities to retain control over provisionally attached properties during the court proceedings.
ED Takes Possession of Chaitanya Baghel Vitthal Greens Project
The agency had provisionally attached Vitthal Greens, among other assets worth Rs 61.2 crore, in November 2025 as part of its probe against Chaitanya Baghel, officials said. In March, the Adjudicating Authority under the PMLA upheld the provisional attachment order for the latest possession process for the residential development.
The project consists of several residential plots, and the ED has worked out the total value of the project at Rs 26.43 crore, which includes Rs 9.49 crore for land and Rs 16.95 crore for development. The agency has claimed that of the money obtained through the alleged liquor scam, about Rs 18.9 crore was transferred to the Vitthal Greens real estate project.
Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Allegations Against Chaitanya Baghel
The ED had earlier stated that Chaitanya Baghel was the chief functionary of an alleged liquor syndicate that operated in Chhattisgarh during his father’s tenure as chief minister. In an earlier press release, the agency had said he was the "controller and ultimate authority" of the syndicate and accused him of handling accounts of illicit money.
The agency also alleged that important decisions concerning the collection, channelisation and distribution of alleged proceeds of crime were made at his direction. The syndicate controlled the state excise department and allegedly generated more than Rs 2,883 crore in proceeds of crime between 2019 and 2023, the ED said.
The alleged methods included illegal commissions on supplies of country liquor, sales of unaccounted liquor through government shops using duplicate holograms, annual commissions from distillers, and the FL-10A foreign liquor licensing mechanism.
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Bhupesh Baghel Denies Allegations as ED Investigation Continues
In July 2025, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Chaitanya Baghel after searching the house of Bhupesh Baghel, where he was staying. The agency then filed a chargesheet against him in September 2025 as the probe into the alleged liquor scam continued.
Meanwhile, Bhupesh Baghel has kept saying that neither he nor his family has done any wrong, claiming that they are being politically targeted by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government.
The latest property possession is yet another development in the ongoing money laundering case investigation, though the allegations against Chaitanya Baghel are subject to judicial examination. In further proceedings, the legal status of the attached assets and the possibility for the agency to prove its allegations with the evidence submitted to the court will be addressed.
