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ED Arrests Congress Leader in Chhattisgarh Rice Milling Scam
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News18•09-10-2026, 20:15
ED Arrests Congress Leader in Chhattisgarh Rice Milling Scam
- •The Enforcement Directorate arrested Congress politician Ram Gopal Agarwal in connection with an alleged Rs 147 crore rice milling scam.
- •Agarwal was produced before a Special PMLA Court and remanded to five days of ED custody.
- •The politician was previously arrested earlier this year in a separate money laundering case linked to an alleged liquor scam.
- •Investigators allege that rice millers were forced to pay Rs 20 per quintal in cash to release incentive payments after the rate increased from Rs 40 to Rs 120 per quintal.
- •The ED claims Agarwal directed the illegal cash collection mechanism and verified district-wise accounts.
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The Enforcement Directorate arrested Ram Gopal Agarwal, a former treasurer of the Chhattisgarh Congress, in connection with the rice milling scam.
The case involves an alleged illegal cash collection amounting to Rs 147 crore from rice millers during the previous government in Chhattisgarh.
Following his production before a Special PMLA Court, Ram Gopal Agarwal was sent to five days of ED custody.
