2 held for opening bank accounts fraudulently under Jan Dhan Yojna

The Gurugram Cyber Police have arrested two persons for fraudulently opening bank accounts under the guise of the Jan Dhan Yojana and selling them to cybercriminals. The arrested, identified as Sahun from Kiranki village in Gurugram and Azharuddin, alias Azru, from Punhana in Nuh, were found in possession of five bank passbooks, a fake rent agreement and an electricity bill.

Sahun has been taken into one-day police remand for questioning, while Azru was granted bail after cooperating with the investigation.

The arrests followed a complaint filed on January 14, where a man alleged that two individuals convinced him to open Jan Dhan Yojana accounts for himself and his wife, claiming the government would deposit Rs 7,000 monthly into the accounts. The suspects took the ATM cards and registered mobile numbers of the accounts, assuring the complainant they would return them after registration. When they failed to do so, the complainant checked his bank account and discovered unauthorised transactions.

An FIR was registered at the Cybercrime Police Station (West), and the suspects were arrested on Thursday in Sector 10. During interrogation, they admitted to fabricating documents, including rent agreements and electricity bills, to open accounts. They would then take the ATM cards and mobile numbers, purportedly for government registration, and sell the accounts to accomplices for Rs 10,000 each.

“We are questioning the main accused, Sahun, after taking him on remand,” said ACP Cyber Priyanshu Dewan.