Overview

• The Economic Offences Wing secured Purushottam Chavan’s custody until June 24 after he allegedly duped six people by promising Bombay Port Trust land and a Maharashtra Police Academy supply contract
• Authorities are probing a separate ₹24.78 crore scheme in which Chavan collected funds by promising discounted government flats to 19 individuals between 2014 and 2019
• Earlier Enforcement Directorate searches at the couple’s Colaba residence targeted Chavan over an alleged ₹263.95 crore TDS refund money laundering case
• EOW officers have summoned IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar’s driver and household staff to question how Chavan used her official Maruti Ertiga and her status to lend credibility to his schemes
• Karandikar has filed for divorce citing mental cruelty and financial harassment as investigators examine her role and ask the DGP to verify her asset declarations