Money Laundering TDS Case: After Puja-Abhishek, now IPS Rashmi comes into the limelight, ED complaint

After Puja-Abhishek, now IPS Rashmi is in the news, will her husband's dark deeds increase her troubles?

IPS Rashmi Karandikar is in the news. She has come into the limelight because of her husband. Actually, Rashmi Karandikar's husband Purushottam Chavan has been arrested in the TDS refund fraud case and a new revelation has been made about him. Another accused in the case, Rajesh Batreja, has admitted that he had given Rs 10.40 crore to Purushottam Chavan in installments.

IAS Pooja Khedkar and former IAS Abhishek Singh

After IAS Pooja Khedkar and former IAS Abhishek Singh, now IPS Rashmi Karandikar is in the news. She has come into the limelight due to her husband's black deeds. Actually, IPS Rashmi Karandikar's husband Purushottam Chavan is arrested in the TDS refund fraud case and new revelations are being made about him. Now according to the latest information that has come to light, Purushottam Chavan had sent two constables posted for his IPS wife Rashmi Karandikar to allegedly take bags full of cash and documents from businessman Rajesh Batreja between August 2023 and February 2024. On the other hand, Batreja has admitted that he had given Rs 10.40 crore to Purushottam Chavan in installments.

The Enforcement Directorate has recently filed a supplementary chargesheet in the Income Tax TDS refund fraud case of Rs 263 crore. The complaint has been filed against Chavan, Butreja, tax consultant Anirudh Gandhi. Apart from this, a complaint has also been filed against M/s AG Enterprises, M/s Universal Marketing and Advisory Services LLP (UMAS) and Dwalax Enterprises Private Limited.

What did the court say?

Special PMLA Judge AC Daga took cognizance of the ED complaint and said, the complaint reveals that the accused persons were directly involved in the crime and they facilitated other accused persons in transferring money from India to Dubai and vice versa through hawala channel.

It is alleged that former Income Tax (I-T) officer Tanaji Mandal Adhikari had allegedly prepared fake TDS (tax deduction at source) refunds of Rs 263 crore. Tanaji has been posted in the IT Mumbai office. During further investigation by the ED to trace the proceeds of crime, the role of Purushottam Chavan and Butreja came to light. It was claimed that the officer had transferred the money from crime to Dubai and kept it with Sheikh Mohammed Ibrahim Abdulaziz Almulla.

The agency had also recorded the statement of Batreja. He had admitted that he had given an amount of Rs 10.40 crore to Chavan in several installments during the period from August 2023 to February 2024. Purushottam Chavan was arrested in May. He is currently in judicial custody. The other accused in the case are former Income Tax officer Tanaji Mandal Adhikari, Bhushan Patil, Rajesh Shetty and Rajesh Batreja.