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.
Elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly will be held in two phases. The first phase of polling for 20 seats is on 7 November and the remaining 70 seats go to polling on 17 November. The counting of votes will be done on 3 December.
Union Minister Smriti Irani accused the Chhattisgarh chief minister of indulging in a game of betting while being in the power.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that but, the people of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are the Congress party's "kavach" (shield).
Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that the Congress intends to remove Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel from leadership post after the assembly elections of the state conclude.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel openly embraces his love for 'Candy Crush' in the face of political jabs.
