Gurugram police have arrested two bank employees, including a deputy manager, for helping cybercriminals carry out fraud. The accused opened bank accounts using fake documents and handed them over to cyber fraudsters. These accounts were then used to deposit money stolen from people. Cases of bank employees working with cybercriminals have been increasing in Gurugram, and the police have arrested more than 20 bank staff members so far.
The latest case began when a person filed a complaint about being defrauded of Rs 24 lakh. The fraudsters lured the victim by promising huge profits in the stock market and convinced him to transfer money into a bank account. The case was registered at the Cyber Police Station in Gurugram on July 23.
As the police investigated the matter, they traced the money to certain bank accounts and discovered that these accounts had been opened using fake documents. Further investigation revealed that bank employees had helped open these fraudulent accounts.
Gurugram Cyber Crime Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Priyanshu Diwan explained that two suspects, Ram Avatar and Vijay Vargiya, were arrested for their involvement. Ram Avatar, who is the deputy manager of UCO Bank’s Mansarovar branch in Jaipur, has been with the bank since 2016 and had been working at this branch for the past year and a half. Vijay Vargiya is also from Rajasthan. Both men were living in rented houses in the Mansarovar area of Jaipur.
During questioning, the police found that Ram Avatar and another person, Kanishka, worked together to open the fake bank account that was used for the fraud. They received Rs 7,000 each for setting up the account. The police have taken them into custody for further investigation.
This is not the first time bank employees have been caught working with cybercriminals in Gurugram. Since February, over 20 bank staff members from both private and government banks have been arrested for their involvement in similar fraud cases.
List of Previous Bank Employee Arrests:
- 26 February: Mohit Rathi, Mahesh, Vishwakarma Maurya (Kotak Mahindra Bank, Gurugram)
- 2 March: Mohd. Muqeem, Aniket, Roshan (Yes Bank, Delhi)
- 11 March: Deepak, Dharmendra (Yes Bank, Rohini, Delhi)
- 1 April: Amit (RBL, Hauz Khas, Delhi)
- 8 April: Jaildar Brar (AU Small Finance Bank)
- 10 April: Himanshu Gangwar (Yes Bank, Rajendra Place, Delhi)
- 10 May: Devendra Sharma (Punjab National Bank, Jaipur)
- 20 May: Yusuf Mohammad Chand (Yes Bank, Andheri, Mumbai)
- 23 May: Satish (IDFC Bank, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan)
- 3 July: Rahul Kumar (State Bank of India, Gurugram)
- 9 July: Harpreet (ICICI Bank, Mandi Govindgarh, Punjab)
- 27 July: Utsav (Former ICICI Bank Employee, Indore)
- 17 September: Akashdeep (ICICI Bank, Mandi Govindgarh, Punjab)
- 23 September: Mukul (IndusInd Bank, Udaipur)
- 18 October: Vishwas Kumar (Punjab National Bank, Kaimganj)
The Gurugram police continue their crackdown on bank employees involved in cyber fraud, and further arrests are expected as investigations progress.
