Archive · 22 May 2025
Swimming Pool Firm Accuses Staff of Data Theft, Setting Up Rivals
Imagine a company that builds swimming pools.
Some employees allegedly took secret information from the company to start their own pool-building businesses.
This information included things like the company's customer list, how much they charged, and their plans.
The company says these employees stole this information to steal their customers.
Because of this, some customers decided to stop doing business with the original company.
Now, the company has reported this to the police, and the employees are being investigated for breaking the law.
A Hyderabad-based swimming pool firm has accused three employees and a former employee of data theft.
The accused allegedly stole client databases, pricing structures, and strategic documents.
The firm claims the accused used the stolen data to establish two competing businesses.
Several clients withdrew their engagements after being contacted by the accused.
A case has been registered under the BNS and the IT Act.
- Who
- Ch Bharat Kumar (partner at the firm), J Chandrasekhar Prasad, P Praveen Kumar, P Anil Kumar, and ex-employee Durga Prasad PV.
- What
- A swimming pool installation firm accused three employees and an ex-employee of stealing data to set up competing businesses.
- When
- The complaint was filed on Wednesday.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- To set up competing businesses and divert clients, causing financial losses and damage to the firm's reputation.
- Company Business
- Swimming pool installation
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Accused
- Three current and one former employee
- Stolen Data
- Client databases, pricing structures, strategic documents
- Charges
- Criminal breach of trust, cheating, conspiracy
- Firm Established
- 2012