Chandigarh MC employee held for stealing ₹5.15 lakh from colleague’s bank account

The accused, Chanderpal, collected the victim’s debit card information while he was hospitalised and withdrew the money through netbanking, said Chandigarh Police

Mysterious cash transfers worth ₹5.15 lakh from an MC employee’s bank account have led the police to his colleague, who stole the money after tactically securing the former’s information while he was sick.

The accused in the custody of Chandigarh Police on Saturday. (HT Photo)

The accused, Chanderpal, who also works as a tubewell operator with the MC, as the victim, Chandrika Parshad, has been arrested.

The cyber crime investigation cell had launched a probe after Parshad reported fraudulent transactions from his bank account.

On whether he suspected someone, Parshad had told the police that his colleague Chanderpal visited him when he was hospitalised in January 2018.

Offering to help him secure a medical loan from MC, Chanderpal had taken some signed documents and a blank cheque from him. But he never got any information about the loan.

Police said Chanderpal had cleverly also noted down the victim’s debit card and CVV number, which he used to transfer ₹5.15 lakh through net banking to different bank accounts.