Mumbai Woman, Aides Accused Of Cheating Husband Of ₹1.73 Crore
Police book woman and three aides for duping husband through fake loan and extortion.
Mumbai police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a woman and three accomplices for allegedly defrauding her husband of Rs 1.73 crore over seven years, using false promises of loans and threats of fabricated criminal complaints. The Bhandup police station filed the case on Sunday based on a complaint from Vishal Ashok Rode, who accused his wife, Poonam Rode, and her associates—Sachin Yelavi, Suhas Pawar, and Kishor Pawar—of orchestrating the elaborate scheme in the city's eastern suburbs.
The deception began in September 2019 when Poonam introduced Vishal to Yelavi and Suhas Pawar, portraying them as influential businessmen capable of arranging loans. She claimed a contact named Mhatre, linked to Suhas Pawar, could secure Rs 3 crore through a firm. Under duress, Vishal paid Rs 6.92 lakh as processing fees to Yelavi, but the loan never materialized, marking the start of repeated extortions.
The scam escalated when an unidentified woman, employed at Suhas Pawar's office, initiated WhatsApp conversations with Vishal, exchanging explicit photos that the accused later weaponized. They threatened to file a police complaint against him unless he paid hush money, extracting further sums over time. Separately, since 2022, Poonam allegedly transferred Rs 2.20 lakh monthly from Vishal's account to her own, totaling Rs 82.23 lakh. The group coerced him into signing property documents, prompting Vishal to approach authorities.
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This case highlights vulnerabilities in personal relationships exploited for financial gain, with police probing potential involvement in broader fraud networks. No arrests have been made yet, and investigations continue to trace the funds and identify additional victims.
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