Cellphone dealer, six others held for online bank fraud

The Haryana Regional Manager of Vodafone, who allegedly helped the key accused by getting him the details of SBI credit card holders, is also accused in the case and is absconding. 

According to a press release from CCB, R Santhosh Kumar, manager of the Fraud Control Unit, SBI Cards and Payment Services Private Limited had lodged a complaint with the city police alleging that about Rs 50 lakh had been stolen from the accounts of about 400 of their customers after the fraudsters accessed the credit card /debit card details of the customers. CCB took up the investigation and tracked the gang to Haryana. Police then arrested Nithin Singla (26), Vilas (27), Riyaseth Khan (36), Gulshan Kumar (24), Jithinder (30), Shamanram (24) and Krishnan Shawla (55) from Haryana. 

Police said the prime accused in the case Nithin Singla is the sole distributer of Vodafone in Karnal region in Haryana through his Singla Agencies. He also has more than 250 Vodafone distributors under him in Haryana. Police said Nithin Singla with his associates also took address and ID proofs from customers.