ED attaches ₹9.06 crore Raipur properties in Chhattisgarh liquor scam

This is a press release from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, announcing the filing of a supplementary prosecution complaint against Ramgopal Agrawal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and the provisional attachment of his properties in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case.

Who it concerns: Ramgopal Agrawal (former Treasurer of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee), the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the Special Court (PMLA) Raipur, and other accused individuals including Anil Tuteja, Anwar Dhebar, Arun Pati Tripathi, Kawasi Lakhma, and Laxmi Narayan Bansal.

What the ED says it did

• ED filed a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint on 09.10.2026 before the Special Court (PMLA), Raipur against Ramgopal Agrawal.
• ED issued a Provisional Attachment Order on 08.10.2026 attaching two immovable properties in Raipur valued at Rs 9.06 crore.
• Ramgopal Agrawal was arrested by ED on 11.08.2026 and is currently in judicial custody.
• ED investigation found that a liquor syndicate controlled the Excise Department and CSMCL from 2019 to 2023, generating over Rs 2,883 crore in proceeds of crime.
• Investigation revealed that cash of about Rs 860 to 880 crore was delivered to Rajiv Bhawan (Chhattisgarh PCC office) on Agrawal's directions, with about Rs 72 crore remaining under his control.
• Total assets attached, seized, or frozen in the case now stand at approximately Rs 610.34 crore.

Also in the document

• The investigation was initiated based on an FIR registered by EOW/ACB, Raipur under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
• ED has previously arrested nine persons in this case, including former Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma.
• The attached properties are two flats located in Anupam Nagar and Katora Talab, Raipur.