Gurugram: DBS Bank Personal Banker Arrested for Cybercrime

Gurugram, Dec 13 (NationPress) A personal banker associated with DBS Bank has been arrested for purportedly modifying the bank details of a victim and selling them to cyber criminals for Rs 5 lakh, as stated by the police.

Priyanshu Diwan, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (cybercrime), revealed that the accused has been identified as Tipu Sultan, hailing from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

According to police reports, an individual lodged a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station East on Wednesday, alleging that an employee of DBS Bank located in DLF Phase-2 had wrongfully altered his account details.

The complainant shared that he had opened an account at DBS Bank in DLF Phase-2, Gurugram, and had requested the bank employee to close it. The employee informed him that account closure required an in-person visit to the branch. Subsequently, on December 6, he received a notification on his mobile stating that Rs 15,000 had been credited to his account.

Upon informing the bank employee, he was told that the credited amount was from the bank and that his account would soon be closed. However, on December 9, a staggering Rs 1.96 crore was credited to his account.

Feeling suspicious, the complainant visited the bank for clarification and discovered that the bank employee had altered his mobile number and email address without his consent, registering a different mobile number and email instead.

Following this revelation, a case was registered under the relevant sections at the Cyber East Police Station in Gurugram.

During the investigation, a police team apprehended the suspect in Indra Colony of Gurugram on Thursday. The accused was later placed under police remand.

Upon interrogation, the accused admitted to being a Personal Banker at DBS Bank in the DLF Phase-2 area of Gurugram since June 2023.

He further disclosed that he had met an individual who sought to open a current account but declined. This individual claimed to run an online betting business that required a current bank account and lured the accused with Rs 5 lakh in return for his assistance.

The accused then illicitly modified the mobile number and email address associated with the complainant's bank account and shared the account details with his accomplices. The police recovered one mobile phone and two SIM cards utilized in the commission of the crime from the accused's possession, as stated by Priyanshu Diwan, ACP (cybercrime).

To date, the Gurugram police have arrested 23 bank officials implicated in cyber fraud, Diwan added.