The accused include members of the Mahadev syndicate, businessmen, government officials and politicians.
After CBI's reported departure from Raipur, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has come down heavily on the agency and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government.
This marks the second major enforcement action against the senior Congress leader this month, following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on March 10 in a separate money laundering investigation.
Conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the raids have ignited fierce protests from Congress workers and drawn accusations of political vendetta by the BJP government.
According to sources, the central probe agency has gathered that Chaitanya Baghel is also a recipient of proceeds from the multi-crore scam.
Meanwhile, in constituencies like Bastar, Durg, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa, Kanker, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur and Surguja, BJP contenders maintain a commanding lead.
The yatra-led by former Congress president and MP Rahul Gandhi which kicked off from Manipur's Imphal on January 14, is currently in West Bengal
Former CM Dr Raman Singh attributing the success to Prime Minister Modi. "Modi stands as the sole guarantee for the nation's future," he remarked.
The courier identified as Asim Das has claimed that ED officials coerced him into signing a statement in English.
Hailing the Supreme Court for rejecting the NIA plea on the Jheeram Ghati massacre case, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the "political conspiracy" behind the attack will now be exposed.
