
A personal banker from DBS Bank has been arrested for allegedly altering a customer’s bank details and selling them to cyber fraudsters for Rs 5 lakh, police reported.
The accused, identified as Tipu Sultan from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested after a complaint was filed at the Cyber Crime Police Station East in Gurugram on Wednesday. According to the police, the victim had opened an account at the DBS Bank branch in DLF Phase-2, Gurugram, and later requested the employee to close it.
The complainant was informed that the account could only be closed in person at the branch. However, on December 6, the complainant received a message stating that Rs 15,000 had been credited to his account. When he contacted the bank employee, he was told that the money was from the bank, and his account would soon be closed.
Things took a suspicious turn on December 9 when Rs 1.96 crore was credited to the complainant’s account. Concerned, the complainant visited the bank and discovered that the bank employee had changed his mobile number and email ID without his consent, replacing them with new contact details.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police, leading to the registration of a case under relevant sections. The police launched an investigation and arrested Tipu Sultan from Indra Colony in Gurugram on Thursday. He was later taken into police remand for further questioning.
During interrogation, Sultan admitted to working as a Personal Banker at the DBS Bank branch since June 2023. He revealed that he had met a person who had asked him to open a current account for an online betting business. In exchange, the person offered him Rs 5 lakh. Sultan then fraudulently changed the complainant’s bank account details and shared them with his accomplices.
The police recovered a mobile phone and two SIM cards used in the crime from the accused’s possession. So far, the Gurugram police have arrested 23 bank officials involved in cyber fraud, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Priyanshu Diwan.