The Aryavarth Express
Agency (Gurugram): Cyber police have arrested Yusuf Mohammad, a deputy manager of a private sector bank in Mumbai, for allegedly opening fake bank accounts to help fraudsters meet his targets. Mohammad, who worked at the Mumbai branch, is accused of creating around five such accounts into which cyber criminals deposited large sums of money.
According to officials, the cyber fraudsters transferred Rs 19 lakh to an account provided by Mohammad. “The accused has made available around five bank accounts to cyber thugs,” stated Priyanshu Dewan, ACP (cyber). “So far, five accused have been arrested in this case. We have previously arrested 12 bank employees involved with cyber criminals. We are questioning the accused,” Dewan added.
The investigation began after a complaint was filed on November 10, 2022, regarding a cheating case involving approximately Rs 45 lakh through investments in a fake cryptocurrency website. The case was registered at the Gurugram cyber crime (east) police station.
A cyber police team, led by Inspector Savit Kumar, arrested Mohammad in Andheri, Mumbai, on Monday. During interrogation, Mohammad revealed that to meet his targets, he had opened fake bank accounts and provided them to fraudsters.