Five employees of Yes Bank were arrested in connection with a fraudulent digital arrest scam that defrauded a senior citizen in the Satellite area of Ahmedabad out of Rs1.15 crore. The scam occurred on November 16, when the victim was falsely informed during a video call that a CBI case had been filed against him. The scammers then pretended to digitally arrest the senior citizen, extorting Rs1.15 crore from him.
A complaint was filed with the Cyber Crime unit, which swiftly launched an investigation. By tracing the bank account details where the money was transferred, authorities uncovered the involvement of employees from Yes Bank branches in Deesa (Gujarat) and Nagaur (Rajasthan).
The arrested individuals include Jigar Joshi, Jatin Chokhawala, Dipak Soni, and Mavji Patel from Deesa, as well as Anil Manda from Nagaur, Rajasthan. Preliminary investigations revealed that Chokhawala and Soni worked as personal bankers at the Deesa branch, while Patel was a deputy manager at the same location. Anil Manda, who was a personal banker at a Yes Bank branch in Rajasthan, was also implicated.
Further investigation has suggested that the accused may have been assisting a Chinese gang by opening bank accounts for money laundering activities. They reportedly received a 10% commission on each transaction processed. The police have already frozen Rs63 lakh related to the case and seized Rs20 lakh in cash. Authorities are continuing their probe, expecting more details to emerge regarding this large-scale scam.
