Bank deputy manager among 2 more held for Rs 1.2 cr cyber fraud
The Gurugram police have arrested two cyber fraudsters, including a deputy manager of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), in connection with a cyber fraud of over Rs 1.20 crore.
The accused used to provide bank accounts to cyber criminals, who were involved in committing fraud on the pretext of investment in the stock market. The police have arrested eight accused in connection with this fraud case so far.
According to the police, a man filed a complaint at cyber police station, Manesar on June 19 that cyber fraudsters had cheated him of over Rs 1.20 crores in the name of investment in the share market. An FIR was registered and while investigating a team of cyber police, led by inspector Naveen Kumar arrested two accused on Friday from Gurugram.
The arrested accused were identified as Rohit Sharma, a native of Etah district and Vishwas Kumar, a native of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that Vishwas Kumar worked as a Deputy Manager in PNB, Kayamganj branch in Uttar Pradesh. The account used in the fraud was on Rohit’s name, and was opened at a false address in the name of a firm by Rohit and Vishwas in connivance. Rohit then made this account available to cyber thugs for Rs 1 lakh. We are questioning the accused”, said Priyanshu Dewan, ACP (cyber).
