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Mumbai EOW summons IPS officer to question her in cheating cases against husband; Rashmi Karandikar fails to turn up | Mumbai News

Mumbai EOW summons IPS officer to question her in cheating cases against husband; Rashmi Karandikar fails to turn up | Mumbai News

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has recently summoned IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar to question her in connection with two cases filed against her husband Purushottam Chavan for alleged frauds to the tune of Rs 32 crore. A senior EOW officer told The Indian Express on Thursday that though Karandikar, a Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, was summoned to its office, she did not turn up, and hence they are planning to issue a second summons to her. The EOW is planning to record Karandikar’s statement to check her role, if any, said a source. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Last month, EOW registered two cases against Karandikar’s husband Chavan for the alleged offences that took place between March 2015 and April 2024. Story continues below this ad In the first case, Chavan and 11 others allegedly duped 20 people of Rs 24.78 crore under the pretext of selling them government quota flats in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune at concessional rates using his influence in the government. He and his associates promised them development …

Mumbai: IPS officer’s husband booked for duping homebuyers | Latest News India

Mumbai: IPS officer’s husband booked for duping homebuyers | Latest News India

Feb 01, 2025 10:21 PM IST The police filed an FIR against Purshottam Chavan and others at the Colaba police station on Friday. The Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has booked the husband of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for allegedly cheating people of around ₹25 crore by offering to sell government quota flats at discounted rates. The accused allegedly collected the money by promising government quota flats. (Representational) The police filed an FIR against Purshottam Chavan and others at the Colaba police station on Friday, PTI reported. The man is married to an IPS officer. He is currently in judicial custody after the Enforcement Directorate arrested him for alleged money laundering in another case. What’s the case about? The accused allegedly collected the money by promising government quota flats and plots in Mumbai to victims at concessional rates. The accused promised that these flats were located in plush Mumbai areas like Prabhadevi, Dadar and Parel besides Thane and Pune. Often, private builders hand over some flats to the government to meet various …