An incident has come to light in Noida where a private hospital employee allegedly misappropriated ₹75 lakh through unauthorized online transfers. The case, now under investigation by the Cyber Crime Cell, has raised serious concerns about internal security and oversight in private healthcare institutions.
The hospital management discovered discrepancies during a routine internal audit, which triggered a deeper investigation and eventually revealed a pattern of suspicious financial transactions. The employee, who was entrusted with handling financial processes, is now accused of breaching that trust by transferring large sums into unknown accounts.
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Audit Flags Unusual Transactions
According to sources from the Sector-110 based hospital, the fraud was discovered after a routine audit detected significant anomalies. The money was reportedly transferred in multiple tranches over a period of time, raising suspicions of deliberate siphoning rather than accidental accounting errors.
Upon discovering these discrepancies, the hospital administration immediately escalated the matter to the Noida Police Cyber Cell. A formal complaint was registered and a case has now been initiated to track the transactions and identify the digital trail.
The management suspects that the employee exploited internal payment mechanisms or accessed digital banking credentials to orchestrate the transfers. Further technical assessment is underway to determine the modus operandi and whether external actors were involved.
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Cyber Cell Begins Forensic Analysis
Officials from the Noida Cyber Crime team confirmed that the complaint has been taken seriously and technical experts are working to retrieve transaction records, device usage logs, and bank trace routes. “We have begun collecting relevant digital evidence. Our team is tracing IP addresses, financial trail, and mobile device access patterns used to carry out the fraud,” said an officer associated with the investigation.
The hospital administration stated that the accused employee had worked with the institution for a considerable duration and was considered a trusted member of the financial team. The exact time span over which the money was transferred is still under verification.
Noida police have yet to release the name of the suspect publicly, as preliminary investigations are still ongoing. Authorities are also verifying whether the accused acted alone or had accomplices either within or outside the organization.
Hospital officials have also launched an internal review to plug potential systemic loopholes and prevent such breaches in the future.
About the Author – Anirudh Mittal is a B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, with a keen interest in corporate law and tech-driven legal change.