Four arrested for bank fixed deposit fraud worth lakhs

KURUKSHETRA: The district police have arrested four accused in a case involving fraud of several lakhs of rupees from a bank fixed deposit (FD). The arrests were made by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Kurukshetra, in connection with an online financial fraud that came to light following a complaint by the victim.According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as Rahul, resident of Marui; Aamir Sahil, resident of Lehangpura; Sohrab Ali, resident of Sindhora; and Mohammad Arman, resident of Asarabad, district Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The accused were produced before the competent court on Sunday and, following court orders, were sent to judicial custody.Sharing details of the case, a police spokesperson said that the complainant, Dharam Singh, a resident of Berthala village in Kurukshetra district, stated in his complaint that on August 16, 2024, he had invested RS 7.80 lakh in a fixed deposit (FD) at a bank. On April 24, 2025, he discovered that an amount of Rs 5.46 lakh had been fraudulently withdrawn from his FD in 11 transactions carried out on a single day. Upon this discovery, it became clear that he had fallen victim to an online fraud.Following the complaint, a case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Kurukshetra, and an investigation was initiated. Acting on the directions of Cyber Crime Police Station In-charge PSI Mahesh Kumar, a police team comprising PSI Ved Prakash, head constable Deshraj, and SPO Jagjit Singh conducted the investigation.On Saturday, the team successfully arrested the four accused involved in the bank FD fraud. During the investigation, it was revealed that accused Rahul’s bank account showed transactions worth approximately Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh linked to complaints received from different states, indicating the wider scope of the fraudulent activities.Further investigation is underway to ascertain the involvement of other persons and to trace additional victims of the fraud.