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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Former PM IK Gujral's son loses nearly Rs 8 crore in cyber fraud. Here's how scamsters fooled ex Rajya Sabha MP's company

Naresh Gujral, a former Rajya Sabha MP and son of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, was allegedly defrauded of Rs 7.8 crore in a cybercrime operation in which fraudsters impersonated him on a messaging platform and manipulated an employee's phone records to facilitate fund transfers, TOI reported.

Police said they have so far frozen Rs 4 crore of the stolen amount and are continuing efforts to recover the remaining funds.

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