The money laundering case filed against her was related to a coal scam case in Chhattisgarh. The coal scam involved allegations of extortion and collection of illegal levies for coal mining and transport in the State.
According to the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s probe, the amount so scammed was ₹500 crore in 16 months, with the money allegedly being used to fund polls and for various bribes.
It is the central agency’s case that the funds were used by Chaurasia to purchase benami assets to benefit the coal mafia and conniving State government officials. Further, she allegedly exerted pressure on fellow officers to comply using her position in the Chief Minister’s office.
Chaurasia, on the other hand, contended that there was no concrete evidence of her involvement in the alleged scam, and that no recovery of money has been made from her till date.
Source: Barandbench
