While investigating a case of fraud of Rs 31 lakh in Gurugram, Cyber Thana East police arrested two accused, including the branch manager of a private bank, from Sirsa on Thursday.
Cases of fraud are increasing continuously in Gurugram city. While investigating a case of fraud of Rs 31 lakh, Cyber Thana East Police arrested two accused including the branch manager of a private bank from Sirsa on Thursday. The bank manager is accused of providing a bank account to the fraudster on five percent commission for transferring the defrauded money.
The arrested accused were identified as Tarun and Harvinder, the manager of the Kalanwali branch of a private bank located in Sirsa. The bank manager is a resident of Bansal Colony in Sirsa, while Harvinder lives in Dhani Kalanwali. In the last two years, Gurugram police has arrested 28 managers and employees of private and government banks while investigating cases of fraud.
ACP Cyber Priyanshu Diwan said that a complaint was received by Cyber Thana East on 20 December 2024. In the complaint, the victim said that he was cheated of Rs 31 lakh by making him invest in bitcoin and promising huge profits. A case was registered at Cyber Thana East on the complaint. He said that the team of Cyber Thana East in-charge Amit Kumar arrested both the accused from Sirsa on Thursday in this case.
Two and a half percent commission was given to the account holder: During police interrogation, the accused revealed that the bank account of accused Harvinder was used in the fraud. Harvinder had given this bank account to the branch manager of a private bank, Tarun, on two and a half percent commission. Accused Tarun had provided the account to the fraudster on five percent commission. That is, the bank manager used to take five percent of the amount transferred to that account. Out of those five percent, two and a half percent was given to the account holder Harvinder. Police investigation revealed that Tarun has been working as a branch manager in that bank for the last two and a half years.
️The police team has recovered a check book from the possession of the accused. Further action is being taken as per rules in the case and investigation is going on. Police officials say that in this case it is being investigated that how many more frauds were provided bank accounts by the accused bank manager. How many more people are involved in this.
ACP Cyber Priyanshu Diwan said that the accused in such cases will not be spared under any circumstances.
violates the rules
ACP Cyber Priyanshu Diwan said that employees and manager level officers working in private and government banks are negligent in opening bank accounts and verifying them. Bank officers violate RBI guidelines. Due to this, bank accounts are opened on fake documents of fraudsters. They are used to get the money for fraud. Apart from this, many bank employees provide bank accounts to fraudsters for money.
So far 28 bank employees have been arrested
In Gurugram, adjacent to Delhi, cyber crime has increased by more than 100% in the last five years. Fraudsters dupe people of lakhs of rupees by luring them with the promise of profit. Bank managers and employees provide fraudsters with fake bank accounts on the basis of money and commission. Gurugram police has so far arrested 28 bank employees in this case. Police say that action will continue in the future as well.
