India, Nov. 1 -- An authorised service partner of a Chinese mobile manufacturing company was allegedly duped of Rs.78.9 lakh in Noida, police said.

Police said the complainant, who did not wish to be identified, is posted as a finance manager at the service partner's Sector 59 office.

The complainant told the police: "The service partner is involved in business with the mobile manufacturer, and would often make online payments to the manufacturer for purchasing genuine mobile phone parts."

"We used to receive payment-related emails on our official IDs. On September 19, our company received an email for a payment, directing us to change the manufacturer's bank account details in our database" added the complainant.

Police said that ass...