The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have arrested two individuals involved in a high-stakes cyber fraud where they impersonated a company’s Managing Director on WhatsApp to trick a victim into transferring Rs1.94 crore.
The accused—Vaishna (26) from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, and Ajay Sahu (20) from Datia, Madhya Pradesh—were apprehended for orchestrating the scam.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, D Kavitha, the case began when a Hyderabad-based professional received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The number used a display picture (DP) of his company’s Managing Director, Sumanth, creating a convincing illusion.
The impersonator, posing as the MD, claimed that important project details would be shared soon. The victim was then instructed to transfer Rs1.94 crore to a beneficiary account under the pretense of a new project.
Believing the request to be authentic, the victim completed the transfers before realising the fraud. He promptly filed an online complaint through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
