Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Relative Posed as MI Officer, Defrauded Retired Banker
A man named Shubham Prabhale pretended to be a Military Intelligence officer to trick his relative, a retired banker, into giving him money.
He told the retired banker he would receive money from the Ministry of Defence for work he had carried out, but it was a lie.
Over four years, the retired banker gave him over four crore rupees.
The man's family members were allegedly involved.
When the retired banker asked for his money back, the accused showed him fake defense officers.
The police are now investigating and have filed a case against Prabhale and his family.
A retired bank officer was defrauded of Rs 4 crore by his relative, who posed as an MI officer.
The suspect claimed he was to receive Rs 38 crore from the Ministry of Defence.
The FIR was registered by the Parvati police in Pune.
The fraud occurred between January 2020 and September 2024.
Four people, including the suspect's family members, have been booked.
- Who
- Shubham Sunil Prabhale and family, and a retired bank officer.
- What
- Defrauded a retired bank officer by posing as an MI officer.
- When
- Between January 2020 and September 2024.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Why
- To obtain money under false pretenses.
Victim
Accused
Trust
Victim
The victim trusted the accused due to their familial relation.
Accused
The accused, along with family, took advantage of the victim's trust.
- Suspect
- Shubham Sunil Prabhale
- Victim
- Retired bank officer, 53 years old
- Amount Defrauded
- Rs 4.06 crore
- Scheme
- Posed as MI officer, promised MoD funds
- Timeframe
- January 2020 - September 2024
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Charges
- Sections 204 and 318 of BNS
