Nagpur Today: Another serious case has emerged in Nagpur involving allegations that large interest payments were extracted from people after lending them money, followed by attempts to take control of their property. Beltarodi police have registered a case based on a complaint by a retired teacher against Kamlesh Ganpatrao Hanote and Anita Puranlal Bhardwaj.
The complainant alleges that he borrowed around ₹2 lakh but was made to pay approximately ₹6.10 lakh. He has also alleged that documents related to two plots were obtained under pressure and amid threats.
The case was registered on August 29, 2026, bringing renewed attention to alleged illegal moneylending operations. Beltarodi police are investigating.
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Allegation of repaying lakhs in instalments against a ₹2 lakh loan
According to the police complaint, the complainant, Dileep Shriram Kumbhare, is a retired teacher. He allegedly needed ₹2 lakh for personal work in April 2024. Around that time, his friend Vikram Vijay Meshram reportedly told him that Kamlesh Hanote lent money at interest.
Subsequently, ₹1 lakh was deposited into the complainant’s account and ₹99,000 into his daughter’s account through PhonePe. The complainant alleges that he was also made to sign two blank cheques and a ₹100 stamp paper.
According to the complaint, money was then collected from him through different means, sometimes online and sometimes in cash. The complainant alleges that a total of ₹6.10 lakh was collected from him against the original loan of ₹2 lakh.
Allegation of threats at the complainant’s home
The complaint also refers to an incident on May 25, 2024. Kamlesh Hanote and Vikram Meshram allegedly went to the complainant’s home and demanded immediate payment, saying that three months’ interest had not been paid.
The complainant alleges that he was threatened with physical assault and abused when he said he could not pay. He also claims that pressure was put on him to vacate the house. After hearing the noise, the complainant’s wife and daughter came downstairs, and the alleged argument and abuse continued in their presence.
Allegation that payments were sent to other people’s accounts
Police are also investigating the online money transfers in the case. According to the complainant, when he tried to make an online payment of ₹20,000, he was allegedly instructed to send the money to another person’s mobile number instead of Kamlesh Hanote’s account.
The complainant then allegedly transferred ₹20,000 to the PhonePe account of Prashant Ramteke. The complaint also refers to online payments being made to the accounts of different individuals.
Police may now examine records of all these transactions, including the amount received by each account, who directed the payments and how the money was ultimately used.
Allegation that documents for two plots were obtained
The most serious allegations concern documents related to the complainant’s property. According to the complaint, documents for Plot No. 24 in the Wanjara area, covering approximately 1,250 square feet, were allegedly obtained under pressure.
The complainant alleges that he was taken along on May 11, 2024, and made to sign documents related to the plot.
The complaint further alleges that an agreement concerning immovable property was executed for Plot No. 258 in the Besa area, measuring approximately 2,300 square feet, along with the house constructed on it.
Family allegedly taken in an SUV and made to sign before a notary
The complaint refers to another incident dated January 10, 2025. According to the allegations, the complainant and his family members were taken in a Scorpio vehicle to the Bhagwan Nagar-Ajni area.
There, they were allegedly made to sign, under pressure and in an atmosphere of fear, an agreement concerning immovable property prepared on a ₹500 stamp paper before a notary. The complainant alleges that he was forced to sign documents related to his property.
If these allegations are established during the investigation, the case could extend beyond alleged illegal moneylending to serious issues involving threats, coerced execution of documents and property-related disputes.
Information about previous cases against Hanote
According to available information, five cases have reportedly been registered previously against Kamlesh Hanote at various police stations in Nagpur city. One of these is said to be a case registered at Ajni police station.
Following the registration of the new case at Beltarodi police station, investigators will also examine whether there is any possible connection between the earlier cases and the present complaint.
Information has also emerged that Aarti Bhardwaj was allegedly involved with Hanote in three cases. However, the woman accused in the present Beltarodi FIR is named as Anita Puranlal Bhardwaj. Whether Aarti Bhardwaj and Anita Puranlal Bhardwaj are the same person or two different individuals can be officially confirmed only after the police investigation.
Police to examine money trails and property documents
Beltarodi police have registered the case under Sections 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014. Sub-Inspector Rishikesh Dattatray Kadus is investigating the case.
During the investigation, police may examine PhonePe and other online transactions, bank accounts, signed cheques, stamp papers, notarised documents and papers related to both plots.
A key focus for investigators will be the complete account of the alleged ₹6.10 lakh in transactions cited by the complainant and the actual status of the documents related to the two plots. The investigation will also establish the actual financial transactions involving the loan amount, interest and alleged recovery.
Full facts will emerge after the investigation
All allegations in the case are currently based on the complaint and FIR. Their veracity will become clear only after the police examine the available documents and complete the investigation. The accused parties’ statements and defence will also be important to a fair investigation.
Nevertheless, the allegations that ₹6.10 lakh was recovered against an alleged loan of ₹2 lakh and that documents for two properties were obtained have raised serious questions about the methods allegedly used in illegal moneylending. The police investigation is expected to establish the actual amount transferred, the role of each person involved and the circumstances in which the property documents were prepared.
