Indore, April 2 -- A major financial fraud involving Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has come to light, with allegations of cheating amounting to nearly Rs 129.55 crore by 1093 individuals across the country over the past few years.

Of these, seven such individuals from Madhya Pradesh's Indore district are accused of cheating the company of approximately Rs 5.72 crore, and a case has been registered against them at Kshipra police station in the district.

The matter came to light after a BPCL official approached the police station and submitted a written application on March 31, highlighting forgery in BPCL's digital payment system and alleged manipulation in transactions routed through a payment gateway.

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