Mahadev app case: ED allegations against Bhupesh Baghel, others made part of Chhattisgarh police FIR
Bhupesh Baghel was a «beneficiary» of the proceeds of crime raised through illegal Mahadev betting application, ED claimed that his associates «regularly received the proceeds». The charges have been made in a report, which is part of a 12-page FIR filed by Chhattisgarh Police against Baghel and 20 others.
Last month, the state's economic offences wing filed an FIR against 20 accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code in the alleged ₹5,500 crore Mahadev app case.
«Baghel has been named by the promoters of Mahadev Online Book to be the beneficiary of betting funds. It has also been revealed by Chandrabhushan Verma (arrested ASI) that his OSD and political advisor were being paid proceeds out of Mahadev Online Book,» as per the FIR based on ED's probe.
ED has urged the state police to investigate the alleged role of politicians and police personnel.
In his statement to ED, Verma alleged that monthly payments between November 2021 and June 2023 were made for smooth operation of the syndicate operating mainly from Chhattisgarh. These payments ranged from ₹10 lakh to ₹35 lakh per month for police officers depending on superiority and ₹35 lakh to a crore for bureaucrats, ED claimed.
As per ED's probe, a senior IG rank officer was allegedly sharing details of possible ED and I-T department actions with Verma via his subordinates. ED has based its findings on the alleged WhatsApp chats between Verma and Satish Chandrakar. In these chats, Verma shared details on the impending actions by ED and I-T
