In a major breakthrough, police have arrested four individuals, including three managers from a private bank’s MG Road branch, for their involvement in a large-scale cyber fraud operation. The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohit Rathi (25), Mahesh Kumar (27), Vishwkarma Maurya (26), and Hayat (23).
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber) Siddhant Jain, the investigation revealed that Hayat, not a bank employee, acted as a facilitator by procuring confidential bank account details from the three managers employed at Kotak Mahindra Bank and passing them on to the mastermind of a cyber fraud gang.
“The three accused bank managers have been employed at Kotak Mahindra Bank for the last seven months, during which time they allegedly opened around 2,000 bank accounts,” stated DCP Jain. These accounts were opened through deceptive tactics, with the managers convincing unsuspecting residents from Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, to open new bank accounts under their names. However, these individuals were unaware that the account kits, which contained sensitive information such as account numbers, debit cards, and PINs, would later be exploited by the cyber fraud gang for illicit purposes.
The investigation began after a complaint was filed by a Gurugram resident at the Manesar cyber crime police station in November 2023. The complainant had received a fraudulent call claiming that his son was hospitalized and urgently needed money for treatment. Later, it was revealed that the victim had fallen prey to a cyber scam.
Following the complaint, authorities took swift action. An FIR was registered, leading to the arrests of all four suspects between February 21st and 26th, 2024. The police also confiscated two mobile phones from the accused.
With these arrests, the authorities have made significant progress in dismantling a cyber fraud network that exploited the banking system and targeted vulnerable individuals. The investigation continues as the police delve deeper into the operations of the gang behind the scam.
