Bengaluru police bust international email spoofing gang, recover Rs 2.16 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Police on Tuesday said they busted an international gang involved in email spoofing and recovered Rs 2.16 crore that had been fraudulently transferred to a mule bank account in Gujarat.
The cybercrime was allegedly orchestrated from abroad using a spoofed email ID for official transactions.
"The cyber crime police of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru City, have successfully uncovered a major financial fraud involving email spoofing linked to Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Laboratories," the police said in a release.
The case came to light after representatives of Group Pharma lodged a complaint on December 2, reporting that unknown individuals had transferred Rs 2.16 crore to a mule account in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, using a fake email ID.
Following the complaint, police issued a notice to Bank of Baroda and froze the mule account.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, in a press conference, said the spoofing originated from Nigeria.
On January 5, a court permitted the release of the frozen funds, which were subsequently refunded in full to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.
Police said efforts to trace and apprehend the accused are ongoing.
Email spoofing is the practice of creating email messages with a forged sender address to mislead recipients about the true origin.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
