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Crime
Mumbai Police close unsolved case of fake Noel Tata WhatsApp account
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 05 Sep 2026, 03:34 AM
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The Mumbai police have filed a closure report in the investigation of a fraudulent WhatsApp account that pretended to belong to businessman Noel Tata, but the case remains unresolved.
Mumbai police submitted a closure report on the probe into a counterfeit WhatsApp account that was created to impersonate industrialist Noel Tata. The report indicates that the investigation has been concluded without identifying the perpetrators or recovering any evidence.
The fake account, which circulated messages under Tata's name, prompted complaints from the public and the Tata family, leading to a formal inquiry by the city’s cyber crime unit. Authorities traced the account’s activity but were unable to link it to a specific individual or group.
In its statement, the police said the case remains unsolved and no further action can be taken at this stage. The department has advised citizens to remain vigilant against similar impersonation attempts on messaging platforms.
The fake account, which circulated messages under Tata's name, prompted complaints from the public and the Tata family, leading to a formal inquiry by the city’s cyber crime unit. Authorities traced the account’s activity but were unable to link it to a specific individual or group.
In its statement, the police said the case remains unsolved and no further action can be taken at this stage. The department has advised citizens to remain vigilant against similar impersonation attempts on messaging platforms.