Overview
- Police arrested Vedika Kunal Pandharpurkar, her husband Kunal Vaijnath Pandharpurkar, and associate Deepak Janardan Khadke after locating them in the Nashik area.
- An FIR filed at Kothrud police station was transferred to Pune Police’s Economic Offences Wing, which secured police custody of the three for further questioning.
- Vedika’s mother and brother were also named in the FIR and are reported as absconding as officers work to locate them.
- The complainant, IT professional Dipak Pundalik Dolas, alleges he and his wife were induced to sell a UK house, Pune property, and agricultural land and to transfer the proceeds for ‘spiritual’ healing.
- Reports cite totals ranging from Rs 13.2 crore (per the FIR) to about Rs 14 crore, with investigators examining the money trail and any assets allegedly acquired through the scheme.