A woman in Navi Mumbai has alleged that she was cheated of money by a man posing as a ‘baba’ who claimed she was under the influence of black magic and needed expensive rituals to cure it, police said on Wednesday. 

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Kale, the incident took place between September and December 2025. “A woman was cheated and money was taken from her in a fraud case. An accused, posing as a fake baba, visited her house and told her she was affected by black magic and facing several problems in life,” Kale said.