Mumbai Cyber Fraud: Chembur Man Arrested For Duping Firm Of ₹11 Lakh Via Email Spoofing Scam

Mumbai: The South Region Cyber Police Station has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly duping a company of ₹11 lakh by spoofing an official email address and tricking the victim into transferring the money to a fraudulent account. The accused has been identified as Sheril Bhaskar Balayya, a resident of Chembur.

According to the FIR, the incident occurred between April 19 and April 25. The complainant’s company had been working with Sundyota Numandis Probioceuticals Pvt. Ltd. The accused created a deceptive email address—meet@sundytanumandis.com, closely resembling the company’s official ID, meet@sundyotanumandis.com. Using this spoofed email, the accused convinced the complainant to transfer ₹11 lakh to a specified bank account.

Sub-Inspector Trimukhe, who led the investigation, discovered that the funds were deposited into a bank account under the name L Enterprises. Further technical analysis revealed the account belonged to Sheril Bhaskar Balayya, whose business address is located at Shop No. 02, Jagannath Smruti Building, Surya Nagar, Kalwa, Thane. Another address linked to the accused was in Mahendra Nagar, Talvali, Navi Mumbai.

Despite initial difficulties in locating him, the police, through sustained technical surveillance, traced Sheril Bhaskar Balayya to the Chembur area. He was subsequently apprehended and arrested.

The accused currently resides at Aquira Nivas, near HDFC ATM, Chembur, and is originally from Solapur city.