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This is the first such case of fraud related to SBI; They used to make customers their victims while sitting in the branch, this is how it was revealed
Jagran | July 4, 2024 10:40 AM CST

State Bank of India is one of the biggest banks in the country but is your money safe here? Such a shocking case of cyber fraud has come to light from Gurugram district. Whoever heard it was shocked. Here, on receiving a complaint of fraud in the name of investment in the share market, the police have arrested 15 bank employees including the deputy manager of SBI.
 

HIGHLIGHTS

  1. This is the first case in which an SBI employee was found involved.
  2. Police arrested 15 bank employees in the case of selling accounts in six months.
  3. The police team has arrested two accused in this case so far.
 

Jagran Correspondent, Gurugram. Cyber ​​police has now arrested the deputy manager of SBI in the case of selling accounts to cyber thugs. So far, 15 bank employees have been caught in various cases of selling accounts. This is the first such case in which an employee of a big and government bank like SBI has been found involved.

Cyber ​​thugs had deceived people by promising good returns 

DCP Cyber ​​Crime Siddhant Jain said that on February 15, a person had complained to Cyber ​​Police Station East about being cheated through investment in shares. He had told that cyber thugs cheated him of Rs 52 lakh 14 thousand by luring him with good returns.

 

Cyber ​​police station arrested SBI employee

After registering a case in the matter, the Cyber ​​police station took action and arrested the SBI employee from Gurugram on Wednesday afternoon. The accused was identified as Rahul, a resident of Sector 77. During police interrogation, it was found that the accused used to work as a deputy manager in the SBI branch located in Sector-17 of Gurugram.

To meet his target, he opened fake bank accounts and made them available to another of his associates. He further sold these accounts to cyber thugs. Nine lakh rupees from the defrauded amount was transferred to the bank account provided by him.

The police (Gurugram Police) team has arrested two accused in this case so far. The accused will be taken on remand and questioned. He will also be asked how many accounts he has sold to cyber thugs till now. How much money did he get in exchange for one account.





 


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