Former Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral, son of ex-prime minister IK Gujral, has been allegedly duped of ₹7.80 crore in a cyber fraud. Unidentified cyber criminals impersonated him on WhatsApp and tricked a member of his company's financial team to transfer the money via RTGS over five days.
A case has been registered at the Delhi Police's IFSO unit, with initial probe revealing that the cyber fraudsters hacked into the WhatsApp account and tricked the employee into transferring the money. The money was routed into three-four accounts, with nearly 60% of the cheated money frozen.
The Delhi Police have launched an investigation into the multi-crore cyber fraud that occurred between June 12 and June 16. Naresh Gujral, who holds a CA degree, runs a company in south Delhi dealing in textile, leather, and other apparel production.
On June 12, an employee received a WhatsApp message showing a profile photo of Naresh Gujral, who was impersonated and instructed to deposit money in a bank account through RTGS. The employee deposited ₹7.68 crore in the account through four RTGS transactions, only realizing they were cheated on June 16.
