Former prime minister's son and Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral duped of Rs 7 crore in cyber fraud, FIR registered
PTC News Desk: Former Rajya Sabha MP and son of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, Naresh Gujral, has reportedly become the victim of one of Delhi's biggest cyber fraud cases. Scammers allegedly used his photograph on WhatsApp to impersonate him and trick an employee of his company into transferring ₹7.80 crore. However, the Delhi Police Cyber Cell acted swiftly and managed to freeze nearly ₹4 crore of the defrauded amount.
According to reports, the fraudsters specifically targeted the financial team of Naresh Gujral's company. They created a fake WhatsApp account using his photograph as the display picture and sent a message to a trusted employee, instructing him to transfer funds via RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement) to a designated bank account. The money was subsequently transferred in multiple transactions.
Daughter's suspicion exposed the scam
The fraud came to light on June 16, 2026, when an employee received a WhatsApp message from a profile bearing Naresh Gujral's name and photograph, directing him to transfer funds. Believing the request to be genuine, the employee carried out the transaction.
Later, the employee informed Naresh Gujral's daughter, Diksha Gujral, about the transfer. Sensing something was wrong, she immediately contacted her father. Naresh Gujral clarified that he had never instructed anyone to transfer money and had no knowledge of the transaction.
It was then that the family and company staff realized that a fraudster had been impersonating Naresh Gujral on WhatsApp and had executed a carefully planned cyber scam.
Authorities froze a large portion of the funds
Naresh Gujral said that cybercrime agencies in Delhi responded quickly after receiving the complaint. As a result, a substantial portion of the stolen funds was frozen before the accused could withdraw it from the accounts.
He further revealed that the bank had contacted the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for confirmation before processing the transfer. However, the CFO believed the instructions had genuinely come from Naresh Gujral and approved the transaction. It was only later that the company discovered the entire operation was a sophisticated case of online fraud.
- With inputs from agencies
