28 Gujarat based product suppliers of online marketing company booked for impersonating and cheating to the tune of Rs.4.5 Crores

Pramesh S Jain & Binish Thomas (Sub-Editor)

The Cyber Crime Police have registered a cheating and impersonation case against 28 Gujarat based product suppliers of online marketing company for cheating to the tune of Rs.5.4 Crore.

Based on the complaint by Murthy S N,Nodal officer of (Meesho) company on Friday the cyber crime police registered an FIR charging them under various section of IT act and also under cheating and impersonation.

The accused suppliers according to the complainant has gained authorised access to the company website and fabricated the documents related to products which are reject,returned or undelivered.The accused had even authorised return of the payment,.

Using this the accused had claimed the money worth Rs.5,49,22,317 from January to July this year.The cheating came to light during the audit process and found unauthorised access and claims made by the suppliers said a senior officer.