New Delhi: Naresh Gujral (78), son of former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral, has reportedly lost Rs 7.8 crore after a cyber fraud gang allegedly impersonated him and triggered transfers from his company.
Police said the scammers contacted a finance department employee through an online messaging app, using Naresh Gujral’s name and profile photo. The messages asked for urgent business-related payments to be sent to a specified bank account.
Believing the instructions were genuine, the employee used the financial transaction authority provided by Naresh Gujral and transferred the money in four instalments over four days, totalling Rs 7.8 crore.
The transactions came to the attention of Naresh Gujral’s daughter on June 16. After confirming with her father that no such instruction had been issued, a complaint was filed with Delhi Police.
Following coordination with banks, police orders have led to Rs 4 crore being frozen. Investigators are now probing the transaction trail to trace the remaining Rs 3.8 crore.
