E PM IK Gujral's son duped of Rs 7.68 crore in cyber fraud; cops recover 70% of it
Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral's son, Naresh Gujral, has been duped of Rs 7.68 crore in a cyber fraud case in Delhi, police said. According
Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral's son, Naresh Gujral, has been duped of Rs 7.68 crore in a cyber fraud case in Delhi, police said. According to the FIR, a person working in Naresh Gujral's office received a WhatsApp message from a profile displaying Gujral's photograph. The sender allegedly instructed the employee to transfer money to a specified bank account through RTGS. Read Full Story Acting on the instructions, the employee transferred funds to the account over a period of four days. The fraud came to light when the employee informed Gujral's daughter about the transactions. She subsequently checked with her father, following which the alleged scam was discovered. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police has registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the matter.
In an official statement, Delhi Police said: "On the complaint of Sh Naresh Gujral, an FIR has been registered on 16.06.2026. Immediate further action was taken and an amount of Rs 4.28 crore out of total defrauded amount Rs 7.68 crore has been marked as lien/hold in various banks. Efforts are being made to apprehend the persons involved in the fraud." Police said they have been able to freeze at least Rs 4.28 crore that was transferred and are continuing efforts to identify and arrest those behind the cyber fraud. Investigators said money siphoned off in a cyber fraud case was first routed into four bank accounts in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with between Rs 1 crore and Rs 2 crore transferred to each account.
Police said the funds were then moved across several other accounts in what appeared to be an attempt to hide the money trail. Cyber investigators are now tracking how the money moved and identifying the beneficiaries of the transactions. Police said a substantial part of the amount was frozen after the fraud was reported quickly, and efforts are continuing to trace the remaining funds and arrest those involved. According to investigators, after reaching the four initial bank accounts, the money was distributed to around 30 to 40 accounts. It was then moved through multiple additional mule accounts, police said, in an apparent attempt to conceal the flow of funds. Speaking to PTI, Gujral said swift reporting of the fraud helped the authorities act in time.
“My company and our CFO were victims of the fraud. I was and am out of town. However, do mention that since we reported the crime quickly to the cybercrime department, they helped us to recover more than 70 per cent of the amount, and they are hoping to recover more,” he said. Police said cyber investigators are continuing to follow the money trail, identify those who received the funds, recover the remaining amount and trace the people behind the fraud. Ends Inputs from PTI
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