EOW files charge sheet; officer Rashmi Karandikar says she is a victim of her husband’s fraud and has no link to the money trail

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has filed a charge sheet against businessman Purushottam Chavan, husband of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi Karandikar, for allegedly duping a Surat-based textile trader of R7.42 crore. Chavan allegedly lured the trader with a fake contract to supply T-shirts and hoodies to the Maharashtra Police Academy.

Karandikar, currently posted with the Civil Defence and Home Guards Department of Maharashtra Police, has denied any involvement and claimed innocence. In a written statement submitted to the EOW (a copy of which is with mid-day), Karandikar said she had no control over the bank or Demat

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