A group of persons allegedly hacked into a payment gateway service provider company's account and siphoned off fund's worth over ₹16,180 crore.
A group of persons allegedly hacked into a payment gateway service provider company's account and siphoned off fund's worth over ₹16,180 crore.
The heist was carried out over a while and from various bank accounts through a sophisticated bank hacking operation. The audacious criminals behind this massive cybercrime managed to breach the security of a prominent payment gateway service provider company, triggering a nationwide search by the police.
An official from the Naupada police station said the fraud had been carried out for a long time. However, it came to light after a complaint was lodged about hacking the company's account and a heist of ₹25 crore. So far, no arrest has been made in the ₹16,180 crore robbery case.
An investigation by the police found that the fraud was worth more than ₹16,180 crore. Police informed that an FIR was registered against Amol Andale, Sanjay Singh, Aman Kedar, Sameer Dighe, and Jitendra Pandey in this case. According to the FIR, prime suspicion has been raised against the accused, Jitendra Pandey. He worked as a bank relationship and sales manager for 8 to 10 years.
The police suspect there may be many players in this mega racket, which has been going on for long and may have pan-India ramifications affecting several companies and individuals, the official said. The crime is suspected to be spread over thousands of bank accounts, and the money is transferred into several other accounts, as per the FIR.
The police probe team has recovered several forged documents from the accused, it said. An investigation was underway into the case, the police added.
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