Breaking news from Chhattisgarh: The ED has provisionally attached ₹2.66 crore in assets belonging to masterminds of the infamous coal levy scam operating out of Raipur. The probe continues to peel back layers of a criminal enterprise that bled the state’s economy dry. Coal trucks ferrying vital fuel faced daily shakedowns, with goons collecting fixed rates per tonne at clandestine checkpoints. This shadow taxation system, thriving for over two years, generated crores routed through opaque networks. Business chambers hail the action as a game-changer for the region.