The Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted a second supplementary charge sheet in a significant money laundering case involving former IAS officer Arvind Joshi and his wife Tinoo Joshi before the Special PMLA Court in Bhopal. The case revolves around allegations of the couple possessing assets worth Rs 41.87 crore, which were disproportionate to their known income sources, as per an ED statement.
Initiated by the ED’s Bhopal Zonal Office based on a case filed by the Lokayukta Special Police Establishment against the late Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, the investigation revealed that the couple, both former IAS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, misused their official positions and engaged in corrupt activities. The probe uncovered that they accumulated significant movable and immovable assets in their names and those of their family members.
Arvind Joshi was found to have obtained properties in the names of unrelated individuals, creating third-party interests to conceal the ownership trail of the assets. This layering of crime proceeds was substantiated through evidence gathered during the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation. The ED had previously issued provisional attachment orders seizing properties valued at nearly Rs 8.60 crore belonging to Arvind Joshi and his family members.
Another provisional attachment order was issued on January 28, 2026, attaching properties worth approximately Rs 5 crore. Following the filing of the second supplementary charge sheet on March 31, 2026, the ED has requested the confiscation of the attached properties. This development signifies a crucial advancement in the probe of a high-profile corruption case involving senior bureaucrats in Madhya Pradesh, currently undergoing trial before the Special PMLA Court in Bhopal.
The ED’s actions are viewed as a stern stance against corruption and money laundering by public officials. The progression of the case hinges on the court’s response to the latest supplementary complaint.
