New Delhi, June 19 -- Naresh Gujral, 78, the former Rajya Sabha member and son of ex-Prime Minister IK Gujral, became a victim of a cyber fraud as unidentified scammers impersonated him on an online messaging app and tricked his company's chief finance officer (CFO) into transferring Rs.7.68 crore through at least four real-time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions last week, police said on Thursday. A first information report (FIR) was registered on Tuesday after a complaint regarding the multi-crore cyber fraud was lodged through the national cybercrime reporting helpline "1930". The Delhi Police's special cyber crime investigation unit, Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), was handed the investigation and of the total defrauded amount, the IFSO claimed to have frozen Rs.4.28 crore. "On the complaint of Naresh Gujral, an FIR was registered on June 16. Efforts are being made to apprehend the persons involved in the fraud," said deputy commissioner of police (IFSO) Vinit Kumar. Naresh Gujral, runs a company in south Delhi's Okhla that is into manufacturing of textile, leather and other apparel products. In his complaint, Naresh mentioned that he has given his company's financial access to his financial team, a police officer said, asking not to be named. On June 12, the company's CFO Shubham Singh received a WhatsApp message showing a profile picture (display picture) of Naresh. The person impersonated Naresh and said he wanted to deposit money in a bank account. After receiving the message, the employee deposited Rs.7.68 crore in the account through four RTGS transactions, the officer said. On June 16, the employee told Naresh's daughter about the money transfer, and the family members reported the online fraud. "Initial probe has revealed that the cyber fraudsters hacked into the WhatsApp account, impersonated Naresh Gujral, and tricked his employee into transferring the money. The money was routed into three-four accounts," said another police officer, who also requested anonymity. When contacted, Naresh confirmed the cyber fraud. "However, due to the good work of the cyber team, almost 70% of the cheated money has been recovered and they (investigators) are hopeful of recovering more," he said in a text message to HT....