Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. File.
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The CBI on Wednesday (March 26, 2025) conducted searches at the residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, officials said.

The Office of the former Chief Minister said in a post on X that Mr. Baghel was scheduled to leave for Delhi today for the meeting of the “Drafting Committee” constituted for the AICC meeting to be held in Ahmedabad on April 8 and April 9

“Even before that, CBI has reached the residences at Raipur and Bhilai,” the statement added.

The agency teams also swooped down at the residence of a senior police officer and a close associate of the former chief minister, officials said.

The agency is tight-lipped about the matter in which the searches are taking place.

Further details are awaited.

Recently, the Enforcement Directorate had conducted searches at Mr. Baghel’s residence in a connection with an alleged liquor scam case.

(With inputs from PTI)