New Delhi: Gurugrams cybercrime police have made a significant breakthrough by apprehending four individuals, including three managers associated with Kotak Mahindra Bank. The arrests come in connection with an elaborate scheme involving the opening of more than 2,000 fraudulent accounts aimed at facilitating cybercrimes.Managerial involvementThe individuals in custody include assistant manager Mohit Rathi, along with deputy managers Mahesh Kumar and Vishwkarma Maurya, who operated from the MG Road branch in Gurugram for the past eight months.Modus operandiAccording to authorities, the accused managers allegedly misled individuals from Bilaspur into opening bank accounts. Subsequently, they provided account and credit card details to hacker groups based in Nuh, Haryana. These hackers then utilized the obtained information to siphon funds from the compromised accounts. The region of Nuh is notorious for being a hub of cybercrimes, along with Jamtara.The role of intermediariesA key intermediary identified as Hayat facilitated the transfer of data from the accused managers to cybercriminals in Nuh. This exchange enabled the cybercriminals to orchestrate elaborate financial scams, amounting to crores of rupees, by coaxing unsuspecting victims into urgent online transactions. The illicit activities came to light following a reported incident last November.Ongoing investigationsThe cybercrime police are currently engaged in extensive investigations to uncover the full extent of the fraudulent network and bring all involved parties to justice.
