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Mint
a day ago
- Business
- Mint
Maharashtra IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar's husband arrested by Mumbai Police's EOW. Here's why
Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested Purushottam Chavan, husband of an IPS officer, on Wednesday for allegedly duping a Surat-based businessman and others of ₹ 7.42 crore, reported PTI. According to the report, Purushottam Chavan, is married to IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar, was taken into EOW custody in the evening. He is already in judicial custody after being arrested in a previous case involving similar allegations. EOW stated that Chavan allegedly duped a Surat-based businessman and others by promising them land parcels at discounted rates under a purported 'government quota' scheme. He also allegedly offered to secure government contracts for supplying T-shirts to the Maharashtra Police Academy, further enticing his targets with the prospect of official connections. Earlier in May, Chavan was arrested by the EOW in another high-value fraud case where he was accused of cheating multiple people to the tune of ₹ 24.78 crore. He had purportedly promised to sell government quota flats in Mumbai, Thane and Pune at concessional prices, added PTI.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Maharashtra IPS Officer's Husband Arrested In Rs 7.4 Crore Cheating Case
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Purushottam Chavan, husband of an IPS officer, for allegedly duping a Surat-based businessman and others of Rs 7.42 crore. EOW officials took Chavan, already arrested in another case, into their custody in the evening. Chavan, married to IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar, allegedly accepted money from the businessman with a false promise of selling plots from 'government quota' at a discounted rate, he said. He also allegedly promised to help the businessman get contracts for supplying T-shirts to the Maharashtra Police Academy, the official said. Last month, the EOW had arrested Chavan in a similar case where he is accused of duping several persons of Rs 24.78 crore by promising to sell government quota flats in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune at concessional rates.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
How IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar finds herself in the midst of a legal wrangle
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi Karandikar, 51, is in the midst of a maelstrom of legal disputes, with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police investigating two First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against her husband Purushottam Chavan, 53, in January and February, 2025, for his alleged role in defrauding six people of ₹7.42 crore on the promise of securing for them government plots at cheap rates and giving them the contract to supply T-shirts and hoodies to Nashik Police Academy between 2015 and 2024. In another instance, he had also promised 19 individuals cheap flats through various government schemes between 2019 to 2014 – he had collected funds to the tune of ₹24.78 crore from them. The cases unravelled in May 20, 2024, when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched Chavan's residence in Colaba for a money laundering probe related to alleged fraudulent withdrawal of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) refunds worth ₹263.95 crore from the Income Tax (I-T) department. 'When ED registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) and carried out searches at their Colaba residence, the agency had found several documents and agreements, which were forwarded by them to the EOW, which in turn registered the two FIRs based on the documents,' said a police officer investigating the case. In the twin cases of alleged promise of land parcels and homes, police have now summoned Karandikar's driver, house guards and house orderlies to record their statements. The EOW has secured Chavan's custody on remand up to June 24 on Thursday; and though Karandikar is not named in any of the FIRs, police are investigating financial transactions through her bank accounts and have written to the Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla, to ascertain if she had declared the transactions as part of her assets. Karandikar and Chavan's paths converged in 2004 at an institute that mentored civil services aspirants for competitive exams. Karandikar was preparing to take the exams after completing a PhD in Sociology; she had a BSc in Statistics from University of Mumbai followed by MA in Sociology and Anthropology earlier, said a police officer, who is in the know of things. She had earlier cleared an examination for a desk officer's post under Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). The officer however could not furnish details about Chavan's background, except for the fact that like Karandikar, he also grew up in western Maharashtra between Mumbai and Pune. The couple wed a year after they met in 2005. Subsequently, while Karandikar joined the services, her husband dropped the idea of serving the government and joined a financial broker with whom he went on to work for several years. 'He made a handsome living,' said the police officer, adding that the couple has no children. As a state-cadre police officer, she has worked in highway traffic police, as a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) in the Cyber-crime division and as DCP Port Zone. She is presently DCP, Civil Defence. Through her time in the department, Karandikar is known to have solved many notable cases. The Bulli Bai case of 2022 was one, where the accused were arrested for posting photographs of Muslim women, including well-known personalities, activists and professionals, on an app called Bulli Bai where they were declared available for 'auction.' She was also instrumental in solving a Nigerian job fraud and Pradhan Mantri Yojna loan fraud cases during her tenure as DCP, Cyber-crime. She is now in a legal wrangle because of her husband's alleged misdeeds. Insiders in the police department said, while he chose to drop out of the civil services race, Chavan did not think twice of artfully using his wife's position to carry out his businesses. He used his Karandikar's official vehicle – a Maruti Suzuki Ertiga – when he showed aspiring investors plots under the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA). He would be driven by her official driver, while a uniformed constable accompanied him in the vehicle. He struck a deal for a batch of T-shirts with prospective businessmen in the presence of Karandikar at her official residence in Colaba, thereby winning their confidence, said an investigating officer. Chavan had also claimed that his wife was a member of the visiting faculty at the academy. 'We have arrested Chavan in the second case registered against him and have got his police custody till June 24,' said a police officer aware of the investigation. Sources in the department said that Karandikar, who was also questioned by the EOW, purportedly filed for divorce from her husband after his arrest, citing mental cruelty and financial harassment, and for concealing his business activities. EOW officers told HT that they have found transactions by which Karandikar had received ₹2.64 crore in her bank account from the account of her husband, who had made several foreign trips and who is also being investigated by the ED for money laundering charges. 'We have written to the DGP's office to check if she has declared the banking transactions in her assets disclosure, and are awaiting a response,' said the EOW officer, adding if they find her guilty of doing so, they may refer the case to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. 'The probe is at a nascent stage now,' the officer added.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Rivals hit out as clip ‘shows minister with witch doctor'
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP claimed that state minister Bharat Gogawale had resorted to occult rituals for his victory in last year's assembly elections and a cabinet berth. The minister for employment guarantee scheme was targeted after a viral video purportedly showed him performing some rituals with a 'mantrik' (witch doctor). Vasant More of Sena (UBT) and Suraj Chavan of NCP mocked the Shiv Sena minister, who represents Mahad. NCP and Shiv Sena are partners in the governing Mahayuti coalition. More said Gogawale had earlier performed occult rituals to become an MLA and a cabinet minister, while Chavan claimed on Wednesday he recently took part in another round of such rituals in the hope of becoming guardian minister of Raigad district. Chavan said Maharashtra is a progressive state, and Gogawale should trust the Mahayuti leadership. Sena and NCP are vying for the Raigad guardian minister's post. Gogawale called himself a 'Hindutvawadi' and said he believes in God. He said he had visited a religious place in Indore and performed havan and puja. PTI
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Mumbai EOW arrests IPS officer's husband in Rs 7.2 crore cheating case
Mumbai: The city's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested Purushottam Chavan, the husband of IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar, for his alleged role in a Rs 7.4-crore cheating case. EOW officers took custody of Chavan from the Arthur Road Jail and produced him before the Esplanade Court, which sent him to police custody till June 24. In Jan, two cases were registered against Chavan and others and transferred to the EOW. Chavan is currently being questioned in the second case, where he and two others are accused of allegedly cheating a Gujarat-based businessman of Rs 7.4 crore by promising him help in obtaining development rights certificates from Thane and Pune municipal corporations to get govt land at a cheaper rate. The alleged cheating took place between 2015 and 2024.
