ED arrests Bhupesh Baghels's ex-OSD for role in Chhattisgarh job scam
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Chetan Borghariya, a former OSD to ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with a job scam involving the manipulation of state public service commission exams. Investigators allege that Borghariya and other officials facilitated the distribution of leaked question papers in exchange for illegal payments.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant corruption in state-level recruitment processes and the potential misuse of political office for financial gain.
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has arrested former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's former OSD Chetan Borghariya, who is presently additional collector of Balrampur-Ramanujganj, in the case of illegal appointments of DSPs and collectors through exam paper leaks.ED, which had earlier arrested former state public service commission (PSC) chief Taman Singh Sonwani, claimed it has traced the alleged proceeds of crime linked to bank accounts of Borghariya and other officials.Borghariya, who was arrested on Sept 11, has been remanded in six-day ED custody by a special PMLA court in Raipur.
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