Pune: Caretakers Booked for Stealing ₹35.51 Lakh Using Cheque Book and ATM Card of Elderly Man
Pune: Caretakers Accused of Defrauding Elderly Woman of ₹35.51 Lakh; FIR Registered
In a shocking case of financial misconduct, two caretakers hired to assist an elderly man in Pune have been booked for allegedly embezzling ₹35.51 lakh from the family they were meant to support. The accused are said to have misused the patient’s cheque book and ATM card, forging signatures to withdraw funds over several months.
The case surfaced after 71-year-old Girija Balachandran, a resident of Ivory Estates Society, filed a complaint with the Chaturshringi Police Station on April 10. According to the FIR, she had employed the two men — Akash Dnyanesh Limkar from Warje Malwadi and Aditya Sanjay More from Pashan — to care for her ailing husband between September 2023 and March 2025.
During their tenure, the caretakers allegedly gained unauthorized access to the elderly man’s financial documents and siphoned off money through forged cheques and unauthorized ATM withdrawals. The fraud came to light when Balachandran noticed suspicious transactions in her husband’s account and conducted an internal review, leading her to approach the police.
Authorities have registered a case under Sections 316 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertain to cheating and forgery. The investigation is currently being led by Assistant Police Inspector Narendra Patil. While no arrests have been made yet, police officials confirmed that the inquiry is ongoing and efforts are underway to apprehend the accused.
