Email spoofing fraud: Police recover Rs 2.16 crore within ‘golden hour’

BENGALURU: The Cyber Crime Police have recovered the entire Rs 2.16 crore within the ‘golden hour’ in an email spoofing fraud case, marking the first instance of a full recovery of the defrauded amount in a cybercrime case. The fraudster was operating from Nigeria, officials said,

The police said the fraud occurred on November 4, 2025 when cyber criminals impersonated the official email ID of Keshava Group Pharmaceuticals and sent a fraudulent payment request to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company with an office on MG Road, Bengaluru, and a business partner of Keshava Group.