Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Three Arrested for Cheating Techie of Rs 13.2 Crore on Promise of Curing Daughters
Imagine a man with two daughters who were very sick.
He met some people who said they could help heal his daughters with special spiritual rituals.
They told him that their spirits could do this.
Because he wanted his daughters to get better, he started giving them a lot of money.
He sold his houses and even borrowed money to pay them.
Over several years, he gave them about 13.2 crore rupees.
But his daughters didn't get better.
The man realized he had been tricked and told the police.
The police arrested three of the people involved, and they are now investigating further.
Three individuals arrested for allegedly defrauding an IT professional of Rs 13.2 crore.
The accused promised to cure the victim's daughters, who suffer from neurological and autoimmune ailments.
The scam reportedly involved 'healing rituals' performed by a woman claiming a godman's spirit entered her.
The victim was allegedly convinced to sell properties and take loans to pay the accused, who claimed faults in his properties were causing problems.
The investigation has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pune city police.
- Who
- Three individuals (Vedika Kunal Pandharpurkar, Kunal Vaijanath Pandharpurkar, Deepak Janardan Khadke) arrested; an IT professional and his daughters are victims.
- What
- Three people arrested for allegedly cheating an IT professional of Rs 13.2 crore by promising to cure his daughters' illnesses.
- When
- The cheating occurred from 2018 until the present; the FIR was lodged on a Thursday, and arrests were made subsequently.
- Where
- Pune city, India, with arrests made in the Nashik area.
- Why
- The accused allegedly promised to cure the victim's daughters of serious ailments through spiritual rituals and claimed properties had faults causing problems, leading the victim to pay large sums and sell assets.
Accused
Victim
Nature of the Transaction
Accused
The accused claimed to be performing healing rituals through spiritual means.
Victim
The victim believed these rituals would cure his daughters' ailments.
Purpose of the Money
Accused
The money was allegedly for healing rituals and to address property 'faults'.
Victim
The money was given with the expectation of curing his daughters' illnesses and resolving family problems.
- Amount Cheated
- Rs 13.2 crore
- Duration of Cheating
- From 2018 to present
- Accused Arrested
- Vedika Kunal Pandharpurkar, Kunal Vaijanath Pandharpurkar, Deepak Janardan Khadke
- Location of Arrest
- Nashik area
- Police Department
- Pune city police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW)
- Victim's Profession
- IT professional
- Victim's Daughters' Conditions
- Neurological disorder and autoimmune ailment