Two sisters defraud brother of Rs 2 crore FIR registered against sisters; Manipulated will, siphoned bank funds and plot

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Two real sisters, by taking their ailing mother into confidence, allegedly defrauded their brother of over Rs 1 crore 95 lakh by changing nominees in bank accounts, selling shares, and grabbing a plot that rightfully belonged to him. Based on the businessman brother's complaint, an FIR has been registered at the Satara Police Station against the sisters residing in West Bengal and Rajasthan.

The accused are Sunita Lahoti (Kolkata, West Bengal) and Shobhana Tuwani (Jaipur, Rajasthan). According to the complaint filed by city businessman Sunilkumar Kalani (64, Beed Bypass), he owns a factory at Limbejalgaon. His father Harikishan Kalani was originally a trader from Siliguri, West Bengal, who passed away due to cancer in 2020. As per the will prepared by his father, Sunilkumar was named the legal heir to the Siliguri property and bank deposits. Angered by this, his two sisters Sunita Lahoti (Kolkata) and Shobhana Tuwani (Jaipur) conspired, took their ailing mother to Jaipur, and changed the nominee name from Sunilkumar to their own names in bank accounts and demat accounts.

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Matter came to light after mother's death

After the mother's death on March 20, 2024, the entire matter came to light. The sisters transferred shares worth Rs 80 lakh from the mother's HDFC Demat account into their own accounts. They also withdrew Rs 15 lakh each from Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank, and Rs 50 lakh from Kotak Mahindra Bank by changing nominees. Additionally, they obtained blank signed forms from the mother and sold a plot in Sushant City, Jaipur for Rs 35 lakh, pocketing those funds as well. Further investigation is being carried out by Satara Police.