Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Chembur Woman Allegedly Duped of ₹69.30 Lakh Over Cancer-Curing Puja
A woman in Chembur was worried because her sister was very sick with cancer.
She met two men who said prayers and special rituals could help her sister get better.
They allegedly asked her for money and gold to do the rituals.
The woman said she gave them money and two gold chains.
Her sister did not improve, and the men allegedly asked for more money.
The woman then went to the police.
Police have booked the two men and are investigating what happened.
Police booked two men over an alleged fraud involving a 60-year-old woman from Chembur, with reported losses of about ₹69.30 lakh.
The woman said the men promised religious rituals and astrological remedies would cure her sister’s cancer.
The accused allegedly said rituals at Kamakhya Temple and Kashi Vishwanath Temple were necessary for the sister’s recovery.
Between June and August 2025, the men allegedly collected ₹38 lakh to ₹40 lakh; the woman also handed over two gold chains.
Tilak Nagar police registered a case under Maharashtra’s 2013 black magic law and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions; investigation is underway.
- Who
- A 60-year-old Chembur woman, Jayanti Gopalakrishnan, and two men identified as Adityanath alias Babu Guruji and Rajshekhar Shastri.
- What
- The woman alleges she was cheated of cash and gold ornaments worth approximately ₹69.30 lakh through promises of rituals to cure her sister’s cancer.
- When
- The alleged dealings began in June 2025; further money was allegedly demanded in March 2026.
- Where
- Tilak Nagar, Chembur, Mumbai; the promised rituals were said to take place at Kamakhya Temple and Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
- Why
- According to the complaint, the men claimed rituals and astrological remedies could cure the woman’s sister, who had cancer.
- Reported alleged loss
- Approximately ₹69.30 lakh, including cash and gold ornaments
- Complainant
- Jayanti Gopalakrishnan, 60, of Tilak Nagar, Chembur
- Accused
- Adityanath alias Babu Guruji and Rajshekhar Shastri
- Initial alleged payments
- ₹38 lakh to ₹40 lakh between June and August 2025
- Gold ornaments
- Two chains weighing 10 grams and 12 grams
- Police action
- Tilak Nagar police registered a case; further investigation is underway
- Laws cited
- Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013, and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions