A 38-year-old businessman from Andheri filed a complaint against an unidentified hacker for allegedly siphoning Rs 5,27,814 after collecting details on Real Time Gross Installment (RTGS) by hacking the e-mail id. Police have sent the details to the cyber crime cell for collecting details of the Internet Protocol.
According to police, Jeetendra Sawant, 38, a resident of Vikhroli West told Powai police that the official e-mail id of Hritik Chemicals Private Limited was allegedly hacked and RTGS information was collected from another agency trading with the chemical and pharmaceutical firm.
"The offence was committed between March 5 and March 12. The official account of the complainant's firm was hacked and was acessed by an unauthorised person to collect the bank details of the firm," said a Amboli police officer.
"The bank had contacted the complainant to seek a confirmation, after which the incident came to light," said the officer.
Bharat Gaikwad, Senior Inspector, Amboli police station, said, "We have registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act."
"The cyber crime cell will collect information about the accused; further investigations are underway," said Gaikwad.
