Live-in help forges 95-year-old’s cheque, swindles Rs 1.2 lakh in Vadodara

3 min readVadodaraJul 30, 2026 02:19 PM IST A call to customer care revealed the amount had been debited through a cheque at Khambhat in Anand district. (AI image)A man entrusted with caring for a 95-year-old retired district registrar in Vadodara in the absence of his family members allegedly turned out to be the biggest threat to his savings. The live-in caretaker has now been booked for forging his employer’s signature to swindle Rs 1.2 lakh and attempting to withdraw Rs 22 lakh more. The fraud came to light after the retiree’s son noticed a discrepancy while withdrawing cash using his ATM card. A mini-statement revealed that Rs 1.2 lakh had been withdrawn through a cheque bearing a forged signature on May 22, five days before the caretaker, Anilbhai Ambalal Makwana, left the family.Acc