The ex-Chief Government Officer (CEO) of an actual property firm has been booked by the cyber crime police after he allegedly threatened to leak firm knowledge reportedly over wage dues. A FIR has been filed on the East CEN police station.
The accused joined the corporate as Regional CEO of the Mumbai department on April 4, 2022, and left immediately in October, 2022, after working for about six months, a criticism mentioned.
The criticism, filed by the Basic Supervisor of the corporate, didn’t specify what occurred between the accused and the corporate earlier than leaving. The corporate has places of work in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Goa, and different locations.
The criticism later alleged that in January, 2023, the accused despatched an e mail to the corporate demanding the cost of unpaid wage and threatened to leak the info if he was not paid.
Nevertheless, the corporate filed the criticism solely in August. No purpose was given by the complainant for the delay in reporting the alleged crime.
The Basic Supervisor of the corporate, speaking to The Hindu, mentioned the previous CEO had violated a non-disclosure settlement and was mailing particulars of the corporate to different individuals.
Because it violated the settlement, the criticism was filed, she mentioned, however refused to disclose extra particulars. The FIR has not talked about the accused mailing others or how many individuals have been despatched such mails.
One of many senior officers, conscious of the case, mentioned that the corporate could haven’t paid the wage owing to which he’s alleged to have threatened to share the info.
The police mentioned an investigation is on to seek out the accused. The police mentioned the corporate ought to have approached them instantly once they had acquired the mail, which might have made it straightforward to crack the case.