An officer posted on special duty at the Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda’s office was removed from his post after allegations emerged that he had accepted ₹ 1 crore as bribe from a liquor contractor in 2024-25.
Devda, also the state excise minister, ordered Deepam Raichura’s removal on Friday, and added in a statement that Raichura wasn’t his OSD when he allegedly accepted the bribe.
Gogia alleged that a person identified as Tanuja Sethi introduced him to Raichura when Raichura was assistant excise commissioner in the excise department, according to the viral copy. Raichura, in turn, allegedly introduced him to Deepak Dubey, saying Dubey would handle his work. A copy of the purported statement went viral on social media recently. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the social media post. “During this period, Raichura was posted as assistant excise officer in Bhopal.
The allegations against Raichura are contained in a purported statement given to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) by Mohit Gogia, an accused in an alleged ₹ 930 crore fraud linked to nightclubs, restaurants and luxury real estate in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Gogia, a Bhopal resident since 2023, was arrested by the Delhi police in November 2025.
At that time he was not working as my OSD,” Devda said, adding: “To ensure a fair and impartial probe, Raichura has been immediately relieved from the charge of OSD”. In a statement on Friday, Devda said the matter came to his notice through the media and he ordered an inquiry.
Reacting to this Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari said, “A high level inquiry should be conducted into the matter as it was a serious matter of corruption.”
