Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Pune IT Professional Loses Rs 14 Crore to Fake Spiritual Healers
A dad who works with computers lost a lot of money, Rs 14 crore, because he believed some people could heal his daughters.
One of the people said a holy man's spirit was inside her and could make his sick girls better.
Over seven years, he gave them all his money and even sold his homes in another country to pay them.
He had to get loans just to keep giving them money.
The police are now looking into this because he realized he was tricked.
An IT professional from Pune was defrauded of Rs 14 crore by three individuals, including a woman claiming to channel a godman's spirit.
The fraud occurred over a period of seven years, with the victim selling UK properties and taking loans to pay the suspects.
The victim sought treatment for his daughters who suffer from a neurological disorder and an autoimmune ailment.
The woman claimed the spirit of a deceased godman resided in her body and could cure the victim's daughters.
A complaint was filed with Pune city police by the IT professional, who had returned from working in the UK.
- Who
- An IT professional from Pune and three individuals, including a woman claiming to be possessed by a godman's spirit.
- What
- The IT professional was defrauded of Rs 14 crore over seven years by individuals who claimed to possess healing powers.
- When
- Over a span of seven years, starting around 2018.
- Where
- Pune, India, with some victim assets located in the UK.
- Why
- The IT professional was desperate to cure his daughters' neurological and autoimmune ailments and was convinced by the perpetrators' claims of healing.
- Amount Lost
- Rs 14 Crore
- Perpetrators
- Three individuals including a woman claiming to be possessed by a godman's spirit
- Victim
- Pune IT professional, returned from the UK
- Victim's Children's Illnesses
- Neurological disorder and autoimmune ailment
- Duration of Fraud
- Seven years
- Assets Sold
- Properties including houses in the UK
