Two held for providing Jan Dhan account to cyber cons to park defrauded money in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Two persons who provided cyber fraudsters with bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana have been arrested.
The accused used to lure poor people to open Jan Dhan bank accounts, promising them funds from the govt under different schemes and then sold the bank accounts to the cyber fraudsters.
ACP (cyber) Priyanshu Diwan said the accused — Sahun from Kiranaki village in Gurgaon district and Azharuddin alias Azru from Punhana in Nuh district — were arrested on Jan 15.
"The suspects opened accounts under the guise of the Jan Dhan scheme and committed fraud. A case was registered at the Cyber Crime police station," a police officer said, adding, fraudsters are deploying several tricks to get access to bank accounts for cyber frauds.
During police interrogation, it was revealed that the suspects opened bank accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme, claiming govt deposits, using fake agreements and electricity bills.
They would then take the ATM cards and registered mobile numbers from account holders on the pretext of registration at govt offices and would sell the accounts for Rs 10,000 to another accomplice.
Police said on Jan 14, a person filed a written complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station West, saying that he met two individuals at a centre.
They claimed to open bank accounts under the Jan Dhan Yojana scheme, where the govt deposits Rs 7,000 monthly.
Mool Chand provided documents to open Jan Dhan accounts for himself and his spouse, hoping to receive Rs 7,000 each per month.
After opening the accounts, the individuals took the ATM cards and registered mobile numbers, promising to return them after registration at a govt office.
When the cards and numbers were not returned, the complainant checked with the bank and discovered fraudulent transactions had occurred.
Since Feb 24, Gurgaon police have arrested 26 bank employees for colluding with cyber crooks by providing them bank accounts in violation of RBI norms to carry out cyber frauds.
Police said SIM cards and bank accounts are two crucial elements of cyber frauds.
Cyber frauds can be checked to a great extent if police authorities manage to neutralise the misuse of these two elements.
No cyber fraud can be executed without SIM cards and bank accounts.
"We started with blocking suspicious SIMs and during the last year, 26 bank employees were arrested for colluding with cyber crooks. How cyber fraudsters managed to get SIM cards is under scrutiny," the police officer said.