{
  "id": 10759953,
  "title": "I-T Ledgers Reveal Absconding Cop In Gangrape Case Handled Crores In Alleged IPS Payoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/i-t-ledgers-reveal-absconding-cop-in-gangrape-case-handled-crores-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T18:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/i-t-ledgers-reveal-absconding-cop-in-gangrape-case-handled-crores-in-alleged-ips-payoffs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police, on September 29, 2026, uncovered financial records during a search at a prominent developer's office in Nariman Point that allegedly link several high-profile individuals to an alleged gangrape case involving dismissed police officer Shailesh Patil. The Income Tax department's investigation found cash transactions, bank deposits, and coded payments allegedly routed through real estate transactions to conceal their origin. Patil, who is currently at large, is suspected of acting as an intermediary between police officers, politicians, and a builder. The records show that Patil received Rs 25 lakh in cash from an IPS officer due to retire within days, which he then deposited into the builder's bank account. Investigations further revealed that Patil had been handling extortion and collections for a senior IPS officer, who is also a suspected beneficiary in a fake call centre case. The department also found payments made to a commissioner and his family's real estate project, traced back to Patil. The I-T investigation has connected Patil to foreign vacation expenses paid in dollars and coded payments, all traced to the builder's accounts.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 29, 2026: Several serving senior IPS officers, bureaucrats and a few political personalities cutting across party lines are likely to land in trouble as Income Tax (I-T) officials, during their search at a prominent developer's office in Nariman Point (Mumbai), came across records, ledgers and chats of these high-profile people with dismissed police officer Shailesh Patil, an…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}