A shocking case of cyber fraud has come to light in Delhi. Here 78 year old Naresh Gujral has been defrauded. He is the son of former MP and 12th Prime Minister of India, late Inder Kumar Gujral. With whom a big cyber scam has happened. Police said that this fraud took place between June 12 and June 16, 2026, in which a fraud of Rs 7 crore 80 lakh was done. Police has informed that at present about Rs 4 crore of this huge amount has been frozen.
Police said in the statement that the fraudsters targeted Naresh Gujral’s company on WhatsApp through his financial team. The thugs created a fake account, which had the profile picture of Naresh Gujral, so that he could be deceived as to his identity. According to the police, that fraudulent message was sent to a trusted employee of Naresh, the message said that money should be transferred to the account through RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement).
Money demanded through RTGS
Police said that the employee who had access to money matters was not aware that this message was not from Naresh. When asked by the police, the employee told that in the last 4 to 5 days, money was sent four times through RTGS, which was in crores each time. Police said that this is the biggest fraud case in Delhi in terms of money.
Unaware that the message was not from his employer, to whom financial access was entrusted by the complainant, he made four separate RTGS transactions between June 12 and June 16, 2026, collectively worth crores of rupees. This is one of the biggest cyber frauds in Delhi in terms of money. Naresh told that I immediately reported the complaint of this fraud to the cyber agency of Delhi, who took immediate action and froze most of the amount. And now it cannot be removed.
The bank had called the CFOs before the transfer.
Naresh said that the bank had called my Chief Financial Officer (CFO), but the CFO felt that I had given instructions so he asked the bank to clear and complete the transaction. Police have said that the matter is currently under investigation and soon appropriate legal action will be taken and the thugs involved will be caught.
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