India, Feb. 1 -- The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has booked the husband of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for allegedly cheating people of around Rs.25 crore by offering to sell government quota flats at discounted rates.

The police filed an FIR against Purshottam Chavan and others at the Colaba police station on Friday, PTI reported. The man is married to an IPS officer.

He is currently in judicial custody after the Enforcement Directorate arrested him for alleged money laundering in another case.

The accused allegedly collected the money by promising government quota flats and plots in Mumbai to victims at concessional rates. The accused promised that these flats were located in plush Mumbai areas like Prabha...