A team from the Gurugram Police cyber unit detained a Deputy Manager of a private bank for allegedly providing bank accounts for cyber fraud in order to attain his goals, police said.
According to Priyanshu Diwan, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime), the arrested accused is Yusuf Mohammad Chand Shaikh, who lives at Bhakti Yoga Society Sangharsh Nagar in Andheri, Mumbai. The suspect was affiliated with Yes Bank.
A man filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station East in November 2022, claiming that he was scammed out of Rs 43 lakh while investing in the cryptocurrency market through a fake website, the police stated.
During the investigation, Inspector Savit Kumar, SHO of the police station, apprehended the suspect on Monday for his involvement in the crime.
During interrogation, the accused revealed that he was a Yes Bank employee who remained in touch with cyber criminals and provided five bank accounts for them to use in committing cyber fraud.
Just five bank accounts have been disclosed by the accused, while five have been detained thus far in connection with the case, according to the police.Twelve bank employees who were reportedly involved in cyber fraud were taken into custody by Gurugram Police in less than two months.
Earlier this year, in February, Haryana Police detained four people, including an assistant manager and two deputy managers from a private bank in Gurugram. These individuals worked with cybercriminals, exchanging personal information about bank accounts. The police recovered two mobile phones from the accused's possession.
Incident Description: At the Cyber Crime Police Station in Manesar, Gurugram, a person filed a written complaint alleging that on November 18, 2023, he received a call from someone claiming to be his friend Devendra.
The caller informed the complainant that his son had been admitted to the hospital and requested a transfer of Rs 10,000 for treatment.
The complainant transferred the money but later discovered he had been duped. Subsequently, the case was filed under the appropriate sections at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Manesar, Gurugram.