An alleged financial fraud involving nearly ₹4.98 crore has surfaced at Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School in Tathawade, Pune. Acting on a complaint filed by the institution, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the B-School’s former Director, Amol Anandrao Gawande, under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act. No arrest has been reported so far.
According to the complaint, Gawande served as the Director of the B-School before later taking charge as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Dr. D. Y. Patil Gyanprasad University. After his resignation in October 2025, the institution initiated a review of its financial transactions and administrative processes, during which the alleged irregularities came to light.
The institution stated that a forensic audit conducted in November 2025 uncovered suspected financial irregularities between October 2023 and November 2025. The complaint alleges that fabricated transactions, duplicate payments, manipulated financial records and unauthorised approvals resulted in a loss of approximately ₹4.98 crore to the institution.
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The FIR further alleges serious irregularities in payments made to admission consultants. According to investigators, commissions were released even after students had cancelled their admissions, while duplicate consultant bills were allegedly generated for the same students. These transactions are alleged to have caused a loss of nearly ₹1.08 crore.
The complaint also highlights alleged manipulation in salary disbursements. It claims that biometric attendance records were bypassed to approve salaries for faculty members and employees who were frequently absent or whose work attendance was questionable. Investigators have estimated the alleged irregular salary payments at around ₹3.27 crore.
Irregularities have also been alleged in educational tour expenses. According to the complaint, travel and hotel bills were inflated, while the number of students participating in educational tours was overstated, resulting in additional financial losses to the institution. The investigation documents also mention a travel agency owned by Ganesh Bhujbal. In addition, two visiting faculty members are alleged to have received excess honorarium amounting to ₹11.69 lakh.
A significant aspect of the case involves the alleged destruction of digital evidence. The complaint states that before leaving the institution, Gawande allegedly purchased a new hard disk, copied confidential institutional data onto it, transferred official documents from his official email account to his personal Gmail account, and subsequently formatted his official laptop, allegedly erasing digital evidence. He is also accused of retaining confidential institutional documents and financial records after his resignation.
Police have invoked provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to cheating, criminal breach of trust, destruction of evidence and other relevant offences, along with applicable sections of the Information Technology Act. The Economic Offences Wing is conducting a detailed examination of financial transactions, digital devices and electronic records as part of the ongoing investigation.
The case remains under investigation. All allegations contained in the FIR are based on the complainant’s claims, and their veracity will be determined during the course of the investigation. At the time of publication, no public response from the accused, Amol Anandrao Gawande, had been reported.
