Five individuals across three states arrested over bank cheque fraud

Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], August 25 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police dismantled a multi-state bank cheque fraud syndicate by arresting five individuals across three states on Sunday.

According to the police, the scamsters had their targets spanned across six states, including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Karnataka.

A total of 61 scams have been identified by the police and 19 bank accounts have been seized.

Speaking on the matter, Jalandhar Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said, “In the preliminary investigation, it has been found that the network of the said accused is spread across six states. The first of which is Punjab, then Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Karnataka. The associates of the accused are spread across all the states. The accused get bank accounts opened by luring innocent people with their words. Then get the cheques deposited in them.”

Taking to social media site X, Director General of Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav, said, “In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police dismantles multi-state bank cheque fraud syndicate, arresting five individuals from three states. Scams spanned in six states: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka. 61 scams identified, 19 accounts seized, and incriminating items recovered. Punjab Police is committed to disrupting all cyber crimes and protecting citizens’ finances as per the directions of Hon’ble CM Bhagwant Mann.”