Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches on Tuesday at nine locations across Raipur, Durg, Korba, Dhamtari and Ambikapur as part of a money‑laundering probe tied to the DMF and Bharatmala projects.
- Investigators seized voluminous documentary and electronic evidence plus more than Rs 1 crore in unaccounted cash and are forensically examining bank-to-bank transaction trails and digital files.
- The probe centers on an alleged Rs 575 crore diversion of District Mineral Foundation funds meant for mining‑affected and tribal communities and on suspected inflated land-compensation claims under the Bharatmala highway scheme.
- Several named individuals and entities are under scrutiny, including accused Shrikant Dubey, jailed businessman Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and suspended IAS officer Ranu Sahu, but no new arrests from these raids have been confirmed so far.
- The operation builds on a near 6,000‑page ACB/EOW charge sheet and earlier ED searches in September 2025 and investigators say they are examining alleged rule changes, manipulated contracts and claimed commission rates of up to about 42 percent to trace beneficiaries and possible further enforcement.