2 bank staffers among 6 held for credit card fraud in Faridabad

FARIDABAD: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a gang that cheated people on the pretext of issuing credit cards in Faridabad. Six members of the gang, including two private bank employees, have been arrested so far, they said.
The gang members have been identified as Delhi residents Kunal, Deepak, Tushar, Akshay, Vinay, Rupak and Manish, and Ravish from Noida, according to police.The mastermind, Akshay, runs a call centre in Delhi.
The gang allegedly called up random phone numbers and asked people if they had a credit card and wanted another. Police spokesperson Sube Singh said, "If a person said yes, they offered a credit card with a big spending limit and no annual fees. The gang used to send a link to a mobile application similar to that of a leading private bank."
The gang used to tell the person to download the app, register on it and send Rs 10 using the app from their current credit card. "After the victim entered their card details on the app, the gang transferred money from the card to their own bank accounts using this data," Singh added.
The fraud came to light when a person recently filed a police complaint saying they lost Rs 53,040 to the gang. A case was registered against the accused under Section 420 (cheating and dishonesty) of the Indian Penal Code at NIT Faridabad Cyber police station.
A team was then formed to track the gang. With the help of technical surveillance, the accused were arrested in Delhi, Noida, and Bihar over the past week.
"We have recovered five mobile phones, four SIM cards, two debit cards, and Rs 44,000 in cash from the gang," inspector Naveen Kumar, who led the team, said.
"During questioning, it was revealed that Akshay was the ringleader and was running a sham call centre in Delhi. One of the arrested works as an assistant manager at a private bank, while another is an employee of another bank. The two helped the gang by providing bank accounts to divert the stolen money," Kumar added.
Police are trying to find out details of the number of people and the amount cheated by the gang. "An investigation is under way. The accused were presented in court on Thursday. They are in police remand now for questioning," the inspector said.