The Malvani police booked a woman and her male friend for allegedly falsely accusing a Delhi-based 74-year-old businessman of rape case and extorting Rs 18.5 lakh from him. According to the police, the complainant is a prominent businessman in the medical equipment manufacturing industry. He told the police that his wife passed away in 2015, and his two children are married and settled abroad. He said a hairdresser friend of his had advised him to befriend a woman and enter into a live-in relationship. This friend provided him with the contact details of some agents, connected him with a woman residing in Malvani.

On May 18, 2023, the businessman went to meet her at a Lonavala hotel, where he claimed they had consensual sex. After this they met several times and she frequently demanded money from him on different pretexts. He transferred a total of Rs 18.5 lakh.