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While investigating a case of fraud through digital arrest in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the police reached the bank. After this, four employees of the private sector bank and their partner were arrested. It is alleged that these people have allegedly helped international cyber criminals in opening bank accounts without KYC and transferring fraudulent money through them. This fraud came to light during the investigation of Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch.
ACP Hardik Makadia said on Thursday that as part of the conspiracy, two bank accounts were opened in two branches of Yes Bank in Gujarat and Rajasthan by four bank employees, including a deputy manager, and they used these accounts to extort Rs 1.15 crore from a senior citizen. Did for. He said that the arrested accused have been identified as Jigar Joshi, Jatin Chokhawala, Deepak Soni, Mavji Patel and Anilkumar Manda, resident of Rajasthan.
The accused used to work in Yes Bank
Makadia said that of these, Chokhawala and Soni are working as ‘personal bankers’ in the Yes Bank branch in Deesa town of Banaskantha district of Gujarat, while Patel is posted as Deputy Manager in the same branch. Manda is working as a ‘personal banker’ in the Merta branch of Yes Bank in Rajasthan and Joshi had given his bank account to these accused to transfer the crime proceeds.
Rs 1.15 crore were cheated from a senior citizen
Makadia said, “On November 16, a senior citizen complained to us that some people, posing as Delhi Police officers, ‘digitally arrested’ him and extorted Rs 1.15 crore from him. The fraudsters threatened the complainant and said that his Aadhaar card had been used in criminal activity. He said that due to fear of being arrested, the complainant transferred Rs 1.15 crore to a bank account. He said the fraudsters had promised that they would return the money after verification.
The accused were in contact with international cyber criminals
Makadia said that during the investigation, the cyber crime branch identified three bank accounts which were used by cyber criminals to accept and transfer Rs 1.15 crore. He said, “One bank account in the name of Balaji Enterprise was opened in Merta branch of Rajasthan, while the other account in the name of Shivraj was opened in Deesa branch of Yes Bank on November 13, Shivraj is already arrested. The next day, Rs 1 crore was deposited in the same account.” He said that the third bank account belonged to Jigar Joshi, who had agreed to allow cyber criminals to use his account for some commission. The ACP said, “Four employees of Yes Bank were in contact with agents of international cyber criminals operating from outside India.
Accounts were opened without KYC
Both bank accounts in Merta and Deesa were opened without any KYC or address proof. The accused used to get 10 percent commission on every deposit made in those accounts. Makadia said that after the complainant deposited Rs 1 crore on November 13, the accused employees of DISA helped the fraudster in withdrawing Rs 25 lakh the next day. Helped the agents. Then, Rs 75 lakh was transferred to Joshi’s bank account as he had also agreed to work for commission, Makadia said. He said that out of Rs 1.5 crore, police have so far recovered Rs 19 lakh in cash from the accused, while transactions of Rs 63.60 lakh deposited in various bank accounts have been frozen. (Input- PTI language)