Pune, September 23 (IANS). A case of major fraud with a retired banking officer came to light in Pune. The accused cheated on Rs 4 Crore 6 Lakh 7 thousand 355 by giving him a job in the intelligence section, the secret mission related to the country, a reward of Rs 38 crore and direct contact with the Minister of Home Affairs. The special thing is that only family members of the complainant are involved in this fraud. In this case, a case is registered against 5 people at the Parvati police station in terms of sections 318 (4), 204 and 3 (5) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) under fraud and criminal conspiracy. Complaint Suryakant Dattatraya Thorat (age 53), resident Victorious Chaitanya Society, Datwadi, Pune, Saraswat Bank is retired from Monday PETH branch and currently lives in Pune with his wife Archana Thorat. In 2019, his wife’s brother Sunil Babanrao Prabhale contacted him, saying that his son Shubham Prabhale worked in the intelligence division of the central government and did important work in a secret mission for the national interest. In exchange for this work, he will receive a reward of Rs 38 crore from the government, but to get it, the process fee, legal costs and gifts must be given to senior officials. When Thorat’s conversation with Shubham and Sunil began to grow, they became deeper into them. Both said that the work is in the final phase and that the amount will be returned after the money is given. To gain confidence, he takes the name of the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, and pretends to have a conference call with him. From time to time, money was sought for different reasons. The transaction continued from 2020 to 2024. The accused took Lakhs of rupees through reasons such as applications in the Ministry of Defense, gifts to senior officials, advocates’ fees, visit to Delhi, etc. In this fraud, not only the complainant, but also lent his acquaintances and gave money to the accused. Some transactions took place, while others were done directly by bank transfer. The accused used accounts of banks such as Saraswat Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Indusind Bank to get money. In the deal, the account of Shubham Prabhale was directly 1.82 crores, 10.93 Lakh in Omkar Prabhale’s account, 40.67 Lakh in Prashant Prabhale’s account, 7 lakhs (cash) to the Sunil Prabhale, and Rs 1.05 lakh in Bhagyree Prabhale’s account. In addition, there are also transactions of various zodiac signs such as 17 lakh, 25 lakh, 10 lakh, 6.5 lakh, 3.5 lakh and 3 lakh borrowed from family members. The complaint mentions that the total amount of fraud is Rs 4,06,07,355. As expected of the fraud for four years and the amount of money was over, Thorat filed a complaint with the Parvati police station on September 15, 2025. After that, police have a case of fraud against these five people, Shubham Sunil Prabhale, Sunil Babble Prabhale, Omkar Sunil Prabhale, Prashant Rajendra Prabhale, Babhale, covering, Brabhale, Brabhage, Brabhage, Brabhale. -Ians Pim/DSC
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