Yogesh K Porwar
The Cyber Crime Police cracked a case involving email spoofing and recovered Rs.2.16 crore that had been fraudulently transferred to mule bank account in Gujarat.
The accused spoofed official email IDs linked to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories,a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company,and used the forged email credentials to deceive company representatives.
The fraudsters manipulated email communications related to business transactions and diverted funds in a systematic manner.
Based on a complaint lodged on February 2,2025,by representatives of a Group Pharma company,the accused found to have used spoofed email IDs to transfer Rs.2.16 crore to a mule account at a bank in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Immediately after receiving the complaint,officers of the Cyber Crime Police Station initiated action within golder hour and a notice was issued to the concerned bank, following which the mule account was promptly frozen, preventing further siphoning of funds.
Further investigation revealed that the spoofed email IDs were operated from Nigerian,indicating the involvement of an international cyber fraud network.
Following sustained legal and technical efforts,the police approached the court,and on January 5,the court ordered the release of the frozen amount.
As per the court’s directions,the entire defrauded amount of Rs.2.16 crore was successfully refunded to Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories,marking a significant success in cybercrime investigation and victim restitution.
Police said efforts are ongoing to trace and apprehend the accused involved in the fraud.The investigation is progressing to identify the full network behind the operation.
Commending the successful detection and recovery,City Police Commissioner,Seemant Kumar Singh,IPS,lauded the efficiency and coordinated efforts of the cyber crime team in busting the sophisticated fraud.
