Chaitanya Baghel is the son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. He is currently looking after the Baghel family’s vegetable farm. Reports suggest a total of Rs 2,161 crore was siphoned off through various schemes between 2019 and 2023 under the scam. Chaitanya was questioned by Durg police in connection with the attempted murder of a Bhilai professor last year. He was summoned in September 2024, after his father wrote to ex-CJI DY Chandrachud alleging that both the state and central agencies were being \”misused\” to target him and his family. He formal entry into politics was initially planned between 2018-2023 when his father was the Chief Minister. However, for reasons unknown, the plan did not materialise. The next attempt was made last year when Baghel was nominated to contest the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat. The Indian Express said quoting a source that Baghel preferred to kept his safe distance from politics.