Gurgaon: Four Delhi residents gained access to a bank account — through an inactive mobile number linked to it — and siphoned off over Rs 32 lakh over nearly three months, police said. The accused allegedly activated net banking, obtained a debit card in the account holder’s name and used it to withdraw cash and make purchases.Police recovered 10 silver coins, a pair of gold earrings and two iPhones, which had been purchased using the allegedly defrauded money. The four accused — Kunal Kashyap and Ankit, residents of Kalkaji, Mohammed Sahil of Tughlakabad Extension and Sangeeta of Asha Kiran Apartments in Kalkaji — were arrested from the capital on Sept 23 after the account holder’s daughter-in-law approached Cyber Crime East police station on Sept 13 and reported unauthorised transactions from her father-in-law’s bank account between March 7 and June 2. The transactions amounted to around Rs 32.1 lakh, police said.“The complainant’s father-in-law had neither applied for the card nor received it,” a police officer said. Investigators found that the mobile number registered with the bank account had become inactive and was later allotted to Kunal. The accused began receiving transaction alerts and used the banking details to activate net banking for the account. They also managed to obtain a debit card by misusing the account holder’s banking and KYC details.Police also found that some of the accused had allegedly visited the area around the complainant’s residence while making arrangements to obtain the debit card.
