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Mumbai Police EOW Arrests Purushottam Chavan in Rs 24.78 Crore Fraud Case

Chavan, already in custody for a Rs 263-crore ITR fraud, faces new charges of duping victims in government-quota property scams spanning nearly a decade.

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Overview

  • The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police arrested Purushottam Chavan on May 20, 2025, in connection with a Rs 24.78 crore cheating case involving government-quota flats.
  • The first case accuses Chavan and 11 others of defrauding 20 victims by promising concessional government housing in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune between 2015 and 2024.
  • A second FIR alleges Chavan swindled Rs 7.42 crore from a Surat businessman and others by falsely offering government plots and contracts at the Maharashtra Police Academy.
  • Chavan had been in judicial custody since May 2024 following his arrest by the ED in a Rs 263-crore Income Tax Refund fraud case.
  • IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar, Chavan’s wife, has distanced herself from him, filed for divorce, and was questioned by the EOW in March regarding financial transactions.