Ahmed AliMumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police arrested Purushottam Chavan (53), the husband of an IPS officer, on Tuesday. He along with nine associates allegedly swindled Rs 24.78 crore from 19 individuals by promising flats at exceptionally low prices. The Mumbai EOW took Chavan’s custody from Arthur Road jail where he was lodged in a separate case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The accused allegedly prepared forged documents, including fake registration papers for flats and were presented to the victims as genuine, along with fabricated photocopies and photographs, to support their claims.The ED arrested Purushottam Chavan in connection with a Rs 263 crore tax deducted at source (TDS) scam. During searches, the ED found fake property sale documents and alerted the EOW. Upon taking charge of the investigation, the EOW discovered that Chavan and his collaborators had produced fake government quota property documents to deceive multiple victims. |Ahmed AliMumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police arrested Purushottam Chavan (53), the husband of an IPS officer, on Tuesday. He along with nine associates allegedly swindled Rs 24.78 crore from 19 individuals by promising flats at exceptionally low prices. The Mumbai EOW took Chavan’s custody from Arthur Road jail where he was lodged in a separate case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The accused allegedly prepared forged documents, including fake registration papers for flats and were presented to the victims as genuine, along with fabricated photocopies and photographs, to support their claims.The ED arrested Purushottam Chavan in connection with a Rs 263 crore tax deducted at source (TDS) scam. During searches, the ED found fake property sale documents and alerted the EOW. Upon taking charge of the investigation, the EOW discovered that Chavan and his collaborators had produced fake government quota property documents to deceive multiple victims. |