Pune Woman Defrauds Drug Distributor of ₹3.5 Crore, Total Fraud Exceeds ₹18 Crore

• Sonali Laxman Girigosavi and Jayesh Vasant Jain defrauded a Sadashiv Peth drug distributor, Senior Agency, of ₹3.54 crore.
• Sonali gained trust by initially paying cash, then convinced the owner, Dinesh Karnawat, to supply medicines on credit to Jayesh Jain.
• Between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, medicines worth ₹3.54 crore were taken without payment.
• Four cases have been registered against the duo in Pune, with the total fraud amount exceeding ₹18 crore.
• Their anticipatory bail applications were rejected, but the accused remain at large, prompting a police investigation by API Janrao.

Why It Matters: A Pune woman and her accomplice orchestrated a massive pharmaceutical fraud, duping distributors of over ₹18 crore.