In a fresh salvo in the ongoing Kalyani Group tussle, Sugandha Hiremath has alleged that her siblings had taken control of valuable properties by fraudulent means and cited fresh evidence to support her claims.

In an affidavit filed in the Pune court on Friday, Hiremath claimed Gaurishankar used his goodwill with their father Dr Neelkanth Kalyani to obtain a power of attorney (PoA) to manage his assets in Karad.

However, while executing the document in 2008, the same was amended to grant power of gifting and transferring and Gaurishankar group company’s employee was also included in the PoA.

In 2009, Dr Neelkanth Kalyani revoked the PoA after detecting the ‘fraud’ and also moved the court. The two assets were “illegally and wrongfully” transferred exclusively to Gaurishankar on the basis of a PoA, said Hiremath’s affidavit.

To back her claim, she attached a statement filed in Karad court by Prakash Honrao, Gaurishankar group company’s employee.

In his statement, Honrao admitted in the court that he was forced to accept the PoA in his name and subsequently transferred the properties using the document. This, according to him, was done under coercion from Gaurishankar’s wife Rohini, said the affidavit.

The cases pertaining to the two properties filed by Dr Neelkanth Kalyani are still pending in Karad court, claimed Sugandha’s recent affidavit in Pune court.

”Despite filing a barrage of cases, Sugandha Hiremath has failed to secure a single order in her favor from the courts evidencing the falsehood of her claims, said a Kayani Group spokesperson.

“Sugandha Hiremath has therefore resorted to trial by media. The allegations against Baba Kalyani are baseless and malicious and are categorically denied,” he added.

Earlier, Sugandha moved a suit seeking her share in family wealth and sought an injunction to restrain her brothers from alienating any of the family assets which include several properties across the country and shares in 250 companies.

The case came up for hearing on June 27 and Sugandha’s counsels argued before Civil Judge, Senior Division, VI Bhandari that Gaurishankar had concealed information about the properties in Karad and on going disputes in courts there.

With fresh evidence, she has now asked the court to consider her plea to restrain brothers Gaurishankar and Baba Kalyani from alienating any assets. The partition suit is slated for hearing on July 22.

Published on June 27, 2025