EOW Supplementary Chargesheet Claims ₹25 Lakh Arranged for Kumar Vishwas's
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In a sensational development surrounding the multi-crore illicit mining and extortion racket, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has submitted its sixth supplementary chargesheet in the ₹570-crore Chhattisgarh coal levy scam, making explosive references to political funding and cultural events. Filed before a Special Court in Raipur on Monday, October 5, 2026, the massive document—spanning over 9,000 pages and targeting 12 accused individuals—cites forensic WhatsApp conversations between incarcerated Congress MLA Devendra Yadav and prime kingpin Suryakant Tiwari. According to investigative disclosures detailed within the chargesheet summary, transcripts indicate financial coordination and the earmarked arrangement of ₹25 lakh to fund a high-profile stage recitation by renowned poet and orator Dr. Kumar Vishwas organized during the 2022 Ram Navami celebrations in Khairagarh.
WhatsApp Forensics and Cash Routing: How the April 2022 Transactions Surfaced
The investigative dossier presents a chronological sequence of digital communications and physical ledger entries tracking the illicit fund trails:
The April 5, 2022 Transcripts: The chargesheet summary highlights a direct messaging exchange on April 5, 2022, between Devendra Yadav and Suryakant Tiwari explicitly negotiating the logistical and financial arrangement of ₹25 lakh for Dr. Kumar Vishwas's commemorative program.
Cash Delivery Trails on April 6 and 7: Follow-up conversations tracked on April 6, along with encrypted transmissions within an internal chat cluster named 'Durg Group' on April 7, detail the dispatch, physical collection, and forward transmission of liquid cash consignments.
Corroboration with Seized Ledgers: Investigating officers have incorporated screenshots of these digital conversations as an official appendix to the chargesheet, cross-referencing digital time stamps with handwritten entries in confiscated account diaries and confessional testimonies given by logistical cash couriers.
Political Storm Reignited: The Khairagarh Assembly By-Election Backdrop
The cultural event under scrutiny had previously triggered severe electoral frictions between rival political parties in the state:
The 'Hamar Bhanchha Ram' Controversy: The event, titled "Hamar Bhanchha Ram", was conducted in April 2022 right in the middle of a fiercely contested assembly by-election in Khairagarh, drawing intense political scrutiny at the time.
Opposition Objections to the Election Commission: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had filed formal complaints before the Election Commission of India (ECI), protesting that local authorities had restricted the traditional public Ram Navami religious procession while granting administrative clearance to a lavish, Congress-sponsored event headlined by Dr. Kumar Vishwas.
Evidence of Shadow Funding: The EOW's ongoing financial probe now alleges that proceeds generated from the systematic ₹25-per-tonne illegal coal levy syndicate were channeled to subsidize the expenses of the high-profile gathering.
The ₹35 Lakh Diary Entry: Role of Cash Handlers and Intermediaries Exposed
Beyond the cultural recital, the supplementary challan uncovers deeper transactional connections linking syndicate leaders to public representatives:
April 9 Entry in Seized Diary 'BS-01': The prosecution points to documented chats from April 9, 2022, coordinating Devendra Yadav's physical movement to Khairagarh, which directly corresponds with a ledger entry documenting a cash handover of ₹35 lakh entered under Devendra Yadav's name in a seized operational diary labeled 'BS-01'.
Identification of Fund Conduit: The probe identifies an associate named Nawaz, who operated as a vital conduit responsible for intercepting, carrying, and routing large tranches of extortion cash destined for the legislator's operational apparatus.
Corroborating Previous Payouts: Investigators have similarly tied a recorded statement to another documented payout dated March 30, 2022, showing an earlier transfer of ₹10 lakh (Rs 1 million), illustrating a systematic pattern of political payoffs funded by the illicit mining extortion cartel.
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