The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has registered a case of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy against 11 accused, including Purshottam Chavan, the estranged husband of an IPS officer associated with the Maharashtra police. Chavan is already in judicial custody after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last year in connection with a Rs 263 crore income tax refund fraud case.

During its investigation, the ED found that Chavan was not only involved in money laundering but had also duped several people by promising low-cost government quota flats. Since this aspect could not be probed by the ED, the agency shared the details with the EOW. After months of scrutiny, the EOW has registered a case against Chavan for allegedly cheating around 19 people, who have recorded their statements. According to the FIR, the total amount involved is Rs 24,78,66,950.