India, May 21 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police has arrested IPS officer Rashmi Karandikar's husband Purshottam Chavan for allegedly defrauding 19 people of Rs.24.78 crore by promising them homes at discounted rates under various government schemes. The EOW on Tuesday also secured custody of Chavan, who was already under judicial custody in connection with a Rs.263.95-crore income tax fraud case, till May 26, said sources in the investigating agency.

"We secured a production warrant against Chavan from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) court as the ED had arrested him in the income tax fraud case," said an EOW officer. "We took his custody from the Arthur Road jail, where was lodged, and placed him under arrest."

The E...