New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Chhattisgarh Congress leader Ramgopal Agrawal as part of its money laundering probe into the alleged liquor scam in the state, officials said on Tuesday.

ED's Raipur zonal office arrested Agrawal following his questioning in connection with the case, marking a major escalation in its ongoing money laundering probe.

The move comes nearly two months after the ED attached assets worth over Rs 1,000 crore in connection with the case. The attachment was done following three Provisional Attachment Orders (PAOs) issued on May 28 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, targeting properties with a deed value of around Rs 200 crore and an estimated market value...