The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), which is probing the alleged money laundering angle of the Mahadev online gaming app scam, has claimed that officials connected to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister’s Office had facilitated hefty kickbacks.
The ED has accused Chhattisgarh Police Assistant Sub Inspector Chandra Bushan Verma — one of the four arrested in the case so far — of bribing his seniors with the help of Vinod Verma, a political adviser to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
At a press conference on August 24, Mr. Vinod Verma refuted these charges, denying any association with Mr. Chandra Bushan Verma. A 57-year-old ex-journalist, Mr. Vinod Verma was one of several of Mr. Baghel’s aides whose homes were raided by the ED on Wednesday, an action he termed as “loot and dacoity”.
