New Delhi, February 3
Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a second FIR against Purushottam Chavan, the husband of a an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in connection with a fraud case wherein a Surat-based businessman and others were duped to the tune of Rs 7.42 crores.
It is alleged that Chavan allegedly accepted money from the businessmen under the false pretext of selling plots under government quota at a concessional rates and helping them grab contracts for supplying t-shirts in Nashik police academy. However, he never fulfilled his promises.
EOW had filed its first FIR against Chavan and 11 others on January 30 for allegedly duping 20 people to the tune of Rs 24.78 crore under the pretext of selling them government quota flats in Mumbai, Thane and Pune at concessional rates by using his clout in mantralaya.
As per the complaint to the EOW, Surat businessman was duped by Chavan and his associates between March 2015 and April 2024.
The EOW searched the Colaba residence of Chavan and his officer wife and seized certain documents.
Chavan is currently in jail as he was arrested by ED last year in connection with another case.
Chavan and other accused persons have been booked under sections 420 (cheating), 419 (cheating by impersonation), 465 (forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
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