India, Nov. 10 -- A probe has been launched into a cyber fraud case in Bengaluru where hackers allegedly infiltrated the official email communication between city-based Group Pharmaceuticals and Dr Reddy's Laboratories in Hyderabad, diverting a payment of Rs.2.16 crore to a fraudulent account.

Mahesh Babu K, a senior executive at Group Pharmaceuticals, requested the police to freeze the fraudulent bank account and help recover the misappropriated amount.

According to the FIR filed on November 5 at Bengaluru's Cyber Crime Police Station, Mahesh said that his company was expecting a payment of Rs.2.16 crore from Dr Reddy's Laboratories for goods supplied.

However, on November 3, hackers allegedly gained unauthorised access to the email e...