New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Delhi Police has busted a credit card fraud racket with the arrest of a serving and a former private bank employee, who allegedly misused customer data and internal banking processes to obtain replacement cards and siphon off credit limits, officials said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Mukesh Kumar (33), a sales executive in the bank’s credit card department, and Anil Kumar (34), a former sales executive of the bank.
Police said the case came to light after a woman complained that unauthorised transactions had been carried out on her credit card even though the original card remained in her possession.
“During investigation, police found that the accused changed the registered mobile number linked to the complainant’s credit card without her knowledge, procured a replacement card, generated its PIN and used it to withdraw cash and purchase electronic goods,” a senior police officer said.
According to police, Rs 53,000 was withdrawn from ATMs while electronic items worth Rs 1.18 lakh were purchased, causing a total loss of Rs 1.71 lakh to the complainant.
Police registered an e-FIR on July 23. During the probe, technical analysis of banking records and digital evidence led to the arrest of the duo, the officer said.
Police have recovered Rs 7.15 lakh in cash, eight fraudulently obtained credit cards, seven mobile phones and 16 electronic appliances, including LED TV sets, refrigerators and air-conditioners, from the accused’s possession, he said.
According to police, six more cyber fraud complaints involving the accused, with a combined cheating amount of more than Rs 10.57 lakh, have been solved with the duo’s arrest. PTI BM ARI ARI
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