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Conspiracy by brother-in-law, nephew, and other relatives; Cheating worth crores using Home Minister\u2019s fake name; 5 booked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pune \u2013 Posing dreams of a \u201cjob in the intelligence agency,\u201d \u201csecret mission for the nation,\u201d \u201c\u20b938 crore reward,\u201d and \u201cdirect contact with the Home Minister,\u201d a shocking case has come to light where a retired bank officer from Pune was duped of a staggering \u20b94,06,07,355. What makes the case even more shocking is that the complainant\u2019s close relatives themselves were involved in this fraud. In this regard, Parvati Police Station has registered a case of cheating against 5 accused under BNS 318 (4), 204, and 3 (5) (criminal conspiracy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complainant, Suryakant Dattatray Thorat (age 53), resident of Plot No. 61, Vijay Chaitanya Society, near Global Hospital, Dattawadi, Pune, is a retired officer from Saraswat Bank\u2019s Somwar Peth branch. He currently lives in Pune with his wife, Archana Thorat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2019, his wife\u2019s brother, Sunil Babanrao Prabhale, contacted him and claimed that his son, Shubham Prabhale, was employed in the central government\u2019s intelligence agency. He further said that Shubham had played an important role in a secret mission for the nation and that he would be rewarded \u20b938 crore by the government. However, to receive this reward, process fees, legal charges, and gifts for senior officials would have to be paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Thorat\u2019s communication with Shubham and Sunil increased, his trust in them grew. They told him that the work was in its final stage and that the money would be returned once the payment was made. To gain his confidence, they falsely took the name of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and even staged \u201cconference calls\u201d pretending to be speaking with him. From time to time, they kept demanding money for various reasons. This scheme continued from 2020 until 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accused cited reasons such as application fees to the Ministry of Defence, gifts for senior officers, lawyer\u2019s fees, travel to Delhi, etc., to extract lakhs of rupees. Not only did Thorat pay his own money, but he also borrowed large sums from acquaintances and handed them over to the accused. Some transactions were made in cash, while others were transferred through banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accused used accounts from Saraswat Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, and IndusInd Bank for these transactions. Funds were directly deposited into the following accounts: \u20b91.82 crore into Shubham Prabhale\u2019s account, \u20b910.93 lakh into Omkar Prabhale\u2019s, \u20b940.67 lakh into Prashant Prabhale\u2019s, \u20b97 lakh (cash) with Sunil Prabhale, and \u20b91.05 lakh into Bhagyashree Prabhale\u2019s. In addition, amounts borrowed from relatives \u2013 \u20b917 lakh, \u20b925 lakh, \u20b910 lakh, \u20b96.5 lakh, \u20b93.5 lakh, and \u20b93 lakh \u2013 were also handed over. Altogether, the total fraud amounted to \u20b94,06,07,355, as stated in the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After enduring this fraud for four years and losing all hope of recovering the money, Thorat finally lodged a complaint at Parvati Police Station on 15 September 2025. Accordingly, a case of cheating has been registered against Shubham Sunil Prabhale, Sunil Babanrao Prabhale, Omkar Sunil Prabhale, Prashant Rajendra Prabhale, and Bhagyashree Sunil Prabhale. All the accused are residents of Dhanakwadi and Sambhajinagar, near Vitthal Mandir, Sahakarnagar, Pune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused used fake names, forged identities, fabricated documents, and fraudulent banking transactions to carry out the crime in collusion. Police have begun scrutinizing their bank accounts, and forensic investigation of the financial transactions is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police have appealed to citizens to remain alert and not fall for lures of large sums, government jobs, or rewards. They urged people to protect themselves from such frauds and immediately report any suspicious activities to the police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conspiracy by brother-in-law, nephew, and other relatives; Cheating worth crores using Home Minister\u2019s fake name; 5 booked Pune \u2013 Posing dreams of a \u201cjob in the intelligence agency,\u201d \u201csecret mission for the nation,\u201d \u201c\u20b938 crore reward,\u201d and \u201cdirect contact with the Home Minister,\u201d a shocking case has come to light where a retired bank officer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,26,27],"tags":[100,69,43,44],"class_list":["post-1403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-maharashtra","category-pune","tag-crime","tag-maharashtra","tag-punecity","tag-punenews"],"yoast_head":"\nRetired bank officer cheated of \u20b94 crore under the pretext of RAW\u2019s secret mission reward! - The Exposure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Posing dreams of a \u201cjob in the intelligence agency,\u201d \u201csecret mission for the nation,\u201d \u201c\u20b938 crore reward,\u201d and \u201cdirect contact with the Home Minister,\u201d a shocking case has come to light where a retired bank officer from Pune was duped of a staggering \u20b94,06,07,355.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theexposure.in\/?p=1403\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retired bank officer cheated of \u20b94 crore under the pretext of RAW\u2019s secret mission reward! 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