Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a second supplementary charge sheet before the Special PMLA Court in Bhopal against former IAS officer Arvind Joshi and his wife Tinoo Joshi in a major money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.

The case relates to allegations of possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 41.87 crore by the couple, which were found to be disproportionate to their known sources of income, an ED statement said.

The ED’s Bhopal Zonal Office initiated the investigation based on a case registered by the Lokayukta Special Police Establishment in Bhopal against late Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, the statement added.

According to the central probe agency, both Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, who were former IAS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, misused their official positions and indulged in corrupt practices.

The investigation revealed that the couple had amassed substantial movable and immovable assets in their own names as well as in the names of their family members, the ED said.

It was also found that Arvind Joshi had acquired properties in the names of some unrelated persons and intentionally created third-party interests to obscure the trail of ownership of the assets.

This pattern of layering of the proceeds of crime was established through evidence collected during the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation.

Earlier, the ED had issued three provisional attachment orders attaching illegally acquired properties of Arvind Joshi and his family members worth nearly Rs 8.60 crore.

Subsequently, another provisional attachment order was issued on January 28, 2026, attaching properties worth around Rs 5 crore.

With the filing of the second supplementary charge sheet on March 31, 2026, the ED has prayed for the confiscation of the attached properties.

The development marks a significant step in the ongoing investigation into one of the high-profile corruption cases involving senior bureaucrats in Madhya Pradesh.

The matter is currently under trial before the Special PMLA Court in Bhopal.

The ED’s action is being seen as a strong message against corruption and money laundering by public servants.

Further proceedings in the case will now depend on the court’s response to the latest supplementary complaint.

–IANS

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