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Two 'godmen' cheat woman of ₹69 lakh after promising to cure her sister of cancer

A 60-year-old woman was allegedly cheated out of ₹69.30 lakh by two self-styled godmen who promised to cure her 51-year-old sister of cancer through special rituals and religious pujas. The victim encountered the accused after viewing an advertisement. Investigators stated that the two men convinced the complainant of their abilities by performing a trick involving a lemon sealed inside a steel container with black thread, while claiming the sister's house was plagued by black magic.

State

Multiple States

First reported

October 2026

Amount alleged

₹69 lakh

Agency involved

Chembur and Tilak Nagar police

Arrests

None reported yet; efforts to nab the duo are on

Charges or sections cited

Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act

Status

Case registered and police are searching for the accused

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

Over a period spanning from June 2025 to June 2026, the accused collected ₹68 lakh in cash and a gold chain valued at ₹1.30 lakh in instalments. They demanded payments for 48 mandal and planetary pujas supposedly to be conducted at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh. Even as the sister's health continued to decline, the pair demanded further funds and a gold chain, threatening that previous rituals would be ruined if payments stopped.

The complainant eventually grew suspicious after her sister's condition deteriorated and the accused demanded more money. She approached the police to report the incident. Authorities registered a case against the two named individuals, and police efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects are currently ongoing.

Not yet reported: The reports do not specify whether the accused have been located or arrested yet.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

A case has been registered by the police, and efforts are currently underway to apprehend the two accused individuals who are on the run.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

A 60-year-old woman whose 51-year-old sister was suffering from cancer.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

Between June 2025 and June 2026The complainant paid ₹68 lakh in cash and a gold chain worth ₹1.30 lakh to the accused in instalments.

Monday (reported)A police official announced that a case had been registered against two self-styled godmen for cheating.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

The victim was lured in after seeing an advertisement featuring the accused.
The accused performed a trick using a lemon in a sealed steel container to convince the victim of their supernatural powers.
The pair convinced the victim that her sister's house was affected by black magic.
They demanded money in instalments for conducting special planetary and mandal pujas at prominent religious sites.
They coerced the victim into making further payments and handing over a gold chain by threatening that stopping payment would reverse the effects of previous rituals.

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Sources and further reading

Optional. The full story is above; these are the original reports it was prepared from.

hindustantimes.comOriginal report Hindustan Times<![CDATA[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/two-godmen-cheat-woman-of-rs-69-lakh-after-promising-to-cure-her-sister-of-cancer-101791826139965.html]]>Two 'godmen' cheat woman of ₹69 lakh after promising to cure her sister of cancer | India News - Hindustan TimesHindustan Times · 12 Oct 2026

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