Paytm data theft: Sonia may have been a conduit, says Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Dhawan has been an employee of Paytm for the past eight years, coinciding with the period of peak growth for the company that was founded by Sharma in 2001

Breaking his silence for the first time since the news of data theft at Paytm came out, founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Wednesday said he was shocked and wanted answers. 

“I’m stunned and want to figure out the truth. I have always believed her (Sonia Dhawan, his secretary and one of the accused). It is possible that she has been used as a conduit. Cops will unearth the truth,” said Sharma.

Two Paytm employees — Devendra Kumar, a manager in the administration department and Dhawan, Patym’s vice-president of corporate communication — and Rupak Jain, Dhawan's husband,