Hyderabad: Three, including two Africans, held for Mahesh Bank fraud

Hyderabad: Two Africans and a woman from the North East were arrested by the Hyderabad police from Bengaluru in connection with the Mahesh Cooperative Urban Bank fraud. The woman allegedly provided her bank account details to a person who was introduced to her by the two Africans, after which Rs. 22 lakh was transferred into […]

Hyderabad: Two Africans and a woman from the North East were arrested by the Hyderabad police from Bengaluru in connection with the Mahesh Cooperative Urban Bank fraud.

The woman allegedly provided her bank account details to a person who was introduced to her by the two Africans, after which Rs. 22 lakh was transferred into her account. Afterward the amount was credited, she transferred it to another account as directed by the person.

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“The woman was paid a commission of five percent for the task. She colluded with the fraudsters in the scam,” said a police official.

Teams of the Hyderabad police are camping in various cities across the country to track down the 129 account holders who allegedly received Rs. 12.4 crore rupees transferred from three bank accounts hacked by fraudsters, who last month hacked into three bank accounts of Mahesh Urban Cooperative Bank limited and transferred Rs. 12.4 crore.

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