NEW DELHI: Former Chhattisgarh CM and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday was named as an accused in a fresh FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Mahadev betting app case.
His name also appeared in an earlier FIR lodged by Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The CBI recently conducted raids at 60 locations as part of its ongoing investigation into the matter.
The development comes just days after Baghel slammed the central government for its alleged inaction against the betting app. Speaking at a press conference, he had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah of protecting those behind the app, claiming that the government had warned against taking any action against it.
“Modi and Shah are giving patronage to the Mahadev betting app. The Government of India has made it clear that if anyone takes action against the app, they will face consequences. This proves that they do not intend to act against it,” Baghel said during his media address.
He further alleged that cash worth crores of rupees, recently recovered from a vehicle, belonged to a BJP leader.
