Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Nephew Dupes Retired Banker of ₹4 Crore
A retired banker named Suryakant was tricked out of 4 crore rupees by his nephew, Shubham.
Shubham pretended to be an intelligence officer and claimed Suryakant would get a reward.
He asked for money to release the reward, even setting up a fake call with someone pretending to be a Home Minister to seem legitimate.
Suryakant sold his property and borrowed money.
After four years, he realized it was a scam and reported it to the police.
Now, he's homeless and seeking justice.
The nephew and his family members are also accused.
A retired bank officer was defrauded of ₹4 crore.
The main accused is his nephew, Shubham Prabhale.
The nephew posed as an intelligence officer.
The fraud involved a fake reward scheme.
The victim sold property and borrowed money to give to the accused.
- Who
- Suryakant Thorat, Shubham Prabhale, Sunil Prabhale, Bhagyashree Prabhale, Omkar Prabhale, and Prashant Prabhale.
- What
- A retired bank officer was defrauded of ₹4 crore.
- When
- Between January 2020 and September 2024; complaint filed September 15, 2025.
- Where
- Pune, India.
- Why
- Thorat was deceived by his nephew's false claims of reward money.
- Victim
- Suryakant Dattatray Thorat, 53-year-old retired bank officer
- Amount Lost
- ₹4 crore
- Main Accused
- Shubham Sunil Prabhale
- Scheme
- Fake reward from intelligence department
- Method
- Impersonation, fake calls, property sales, borrowing
- Police Involvement
- FIR filed, investigation ongoing
- Complaint Date
- September 15, 2025
- Accused Family
- Sunil Prabhale, Bhagyashree Prabhale, Omkar Prabhale, Prashant Rajendra Prabhale
