Vinod M Jain
In a major case of cyber fraud,the cyber crime police are on the lookout for an unknown person who allegedly hacked into the official email communication between Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd.and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories,Hyderabad,and diverted a payment of Rs. 2.16 crore to a fraudulent bank account.
According to the complaint filed by Group Pharmaceuticals Ltd,the company was due to receive Rs.2.16 crore from Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories for goods supplied as part of their business transactions.
However,on November 3,2025,hackers reportedly gained unauthorised access to the company’s email system and sent a spoofed message from a fake ID (KKESHAV@GROUPPHARMA.IN) impersonating an official representative of the company.
The fraudulent email,sent to (naidukl@drreddys.com) , allegedly instructed Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’ finance team to transfer the payment to a Bank of Baroda account .
Acting on the instructions,Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories transferred Rs.2.16 crore on November 4,2025,to the said account.
The complainant stated that the genuine email ID of the company official is kkeshav@grouppharma.in, and that fraudsters had manipulated the email domain to deceive the recipient.
The company has urged authorities to immediately freeze the fraudulent account and initiate steps to recover and return the misappropriated amount to their legitimate account and take legal action .
