Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Pune Police Arrest Three for ₹82 Crore Corporate Espionage at IT Firm
Three people who used to work at a tech company in India were arrested.
They are accused of stealing secret computer code and software from their old company to start their own.
The company they stole from lost a lot of money because of this.
The police caught them and are looking into it, taking their computers and phones.
Pimpri-Chinchwad police arrested three individuals for corporate espionage.
The accused, former employees, stole source codes and software solutions.
The complainant, the owner of the IT firm, reported losses of ₹82 crore.
The arrested individuals started a new company using stolen intellectual property.
Police seized laptops and mobile phones from the accused.
- Who
- Dattatraya Prabhakar Kale, Bishwajeet Mishra, Nayum Shaikh, and Sagar Vishnu.
- What
- Three individuals were arrested for corporate espionage, stealing software and source codes.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Hinjawadi IT firm, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Baner.
- Why
- The accused wanted to benefit from stolen intellectual property.
- Accused Arrested
- 3
- Victim's Company Location
- Hinjawadi IT firm
- Reported Loss
- ₹82 crore
- Accused's Age
- 45, 42, 39
- Charges
- Criminal breach of trust, cheating, and IT Act violations
Sources
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Wakad Man Duped Of ₹77.62 Lakh On Job Promise By Fraudster Claiming To Be Director Of Europe-Based Pharma Company
Cyber fraudster posing as employer dupes Chandigarh man of Rs 1.3 crore, one arrested from Mumbai
