Thane cops seize documents related to Chavan assets case

Mumbai: The Thane police have seized several incriminating documents and papers pertaining to properties following multi location searches that were carried out in connection with the disproportionate assets case involving Congress corporator Vikrant Chavan.

 The officials said that they would now verify the money trail in a bid to identify the source of income that was used to amass the assets. The police have also seized bank account details of Chavan, his wife and in-laws who are also named as accused in the case.

 Chavan’s name had cropped up in the suicide of property developer Suraj Parmar in 2016, following allegations of extortion from Parmar. Thane police’s probe revealed that Chavan and his wife allegedly amassed assets to the tune of at least 136.27 percent more than their declared income, between April 2012 and October 2015.

 “We searched 10 locations in Thane and Santacruz and have seized several documents and bank details. The verification has begun and will take some time,” said M Bhor, assistant commissioner of police and investigation officer of the disproportionate assets case.

 Other persons who have been named in the case include Chavan’s father-in- law Ravindra Nair, mother-in- law Shanta Nair, party workers Umesh Kamble, Santosh Gawade, Prakash Bhosale, Bhaskar Gadami, Anant Ghadge, Mahesh Shirke, Paresh Rohit and Sanjay Daga (vice president of Kalpataru Properties).