Key Highlights
- At the start of 2025, when most people were planning their finances for the year, Shobhan Kumar, a 37-year-old doctor from Hyderabad, saw a longstanding investment collapse.
- It started with a missed payment, followed by unanswered calls.
- Within days, the investment that had appeared reliable for nearly two years vanished — taking with it more than ₹1.5 crore, almost all his savings and the sense of financial stability he had painstakingly built over time.
- Until then, Shobhan had been cautious with money.
- Like many salaried professionals, he stuck to fixed deposits, recurring deposits and equities.
