Racket involved in duping bank customers busted; one held

The Police today busted an inter-state racket allegedly involved in cheating hundreds of people from various states by posing as employees of banks and fraudulently withdrawing money from their bank accounts.
As per the initial investigation, the amount of Rs 30-35 lakh has been withdrawn in the last two years from various bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, and were transfered to the accounts ostensibly opened by the members of the gang under fake identities.
Police today arrested Hukum Singh Yadav (19), a resident of Astari village in Tikamgarh district, in this regard. Interestingly, Yadav is only class X pass, according to a senior official.

Police have identified 14 persons who they suspect were working for Yadav.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harinayaranchari Mishra told reporters that the kingpin of the gang was identified as one Shailendra Yadav who has been operating from Delhi.
Explaining the modus operandi of the gang, the DIG said Shailendra Yadav used to obtain names and phone numbers of bank customers.

"The gang members then used to call the customers on their registered mobile numbers by posing as the employees associated with helplines of banks.
"They used to make customers part with their confidential information under the pretext of raising their daily ATM withdrawal limit, linking their Aadhar number with PAN card etc. Subsequently, they used to withdraw money from the bank accounts of the customers and transfer them to fake bank accounts and e-wallets," Mishra said.

The DIG said the kingpin of the gang also lured some minors from Tikamgarh district for cheating people.
Shailendra Yadav and his associates are absconding, he added.