The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, made a startling revelation that, following recommendations of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), his government has initiated stern action against five IAS officers and two officers of the State Administrative Services (SAS). The action includes departmental proceedings, suspension, and prosecution.

The CM divulged it in the assembly, saying ED inputs are examined under service rules and criminal law, with final action taken strictly as per due process and court direction.

He was replying to a question raised by the BJP MLA, Rajesh Munat, in the state assembly on Monday.

Munat had raised a pointed question regarding the action taken by the ED during 2023, 2024, and 2025 against IAS, IPS, IRS, and SAS officers posted in Chhattisgarh. The MLA also sought details of officers currently in judicial custody or released on bail in ED-related cases.

The Chief Minister said that the state govt examined each case under relevant service rules and provisions of criminal law, and action was initiated wherever required, including departmental proceedings, suspension and prosecution.

He specifically referred to senior IAS officers Anil Tuteja, then joint secretary in the commerce and industries department, and Sameer Vishnoi, former director of geology and mining, against whom sanction for prosecution was given, following which they were booked. He also referred to another retired IAS officer, Niranjan Das, who was prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act in cases investigated by the ED.

The CM also added that SAS officer Bharosa Ram Thakur, a former collector, was also suspended, and prosecution sanction was granted to him. He is currently out on bail. The reply included the names of IAS officer J P Mourya, former Korba district collector Ranu Sahu, and former deputy secretary in the CMO, Soumya Chourasiya, against whom strict actions were taken by the state govt.