# ED arrests ex-Congress treasurer in Chhattisgarh Rs 3,000 crore liquor scam

2026-08-12T18:04:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Enforcement Directorate arrested Ramgopal Agarwal, former treasurer of the Chhattisgarh Congress, on Tuesday in connection with a Rs 3,000 crore liquor scam. The agency claims Agarwal kept Rs 72 crore and helped generate Rs 1,000 crore in crime proceeds, using the code name 'samaan' for illicit cash. He was already in jail after a state police arrest. ED says a syndicate of retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Anwar Dhebar and Arun Pati Tripathi manipulated Chhattisgarh's excise system from 2019 to 2023. Cash was allegedly delivered to Rajiv Bhawan, the Congress party's then Raipur office, at Agarwal's instance. The court has remanded him to seven days' ED custody. Former CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel was also arrested earlier.

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- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ed-arrests-ex-treasurer-of-congs-chhattisgarh-unit-in-rs-3000-cr-liquor-scam/articleshow/133182659.cms>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/india/chhattisgarh-liquor-scam-case-ed-alleges-states-ex-cong-treasurer-kept-rs-72-cd-helped-generate-rs-1000-cr-proceeds-article-155599282>

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