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The ED had earlier arrested Agrawal as part of its money-laundering investigation into the alleged liquor scam.

The ED has alleged that the entire liquor trade in the state between 2019 and 2023 was nothing short of a state-run extortion racket, masked by policy and powered by political muscle.

SC Bench led by CJI Surya Kant upheld Chaitanya Baghel's bail but expunged the High Court's adverse remarks against the state EOW.

According to the ED, the liquor scam resulted in a loss to the state exchequer of over Rs 2800 crore (revised calculation based on further disclosures).

Chaitanya alleged that people have understood how the BJP-led central government targets opposition parties through investigative agencies.

The central probe agency claimed that the excise department had played a major role in acquiring funds for a political party during the 2023 Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.