: A Kanpur resident discovered that a bank account allegedly opened using his Aadhaar card, PAN card and photograph had handled transactions worth more than ₹10 crore in just over three months. The matter came to light after he received a notice regarding suspicious financial transactions linked to the account, prompting police to register an FIR and launch a cyber crime investigation.
Additional DCP (Crime) Anjali Vishwakarma said the account was opened on April 13, 2023. Bank records showed deposits of ₹10.06 crore and withdrawals of ₹9.92 crore between April 14 and July 26, 2023.
The complainant told police that the signatures on the account-opening documents were not his. Investigators also found that the mobile number linked to the account did not belong to him.
Police are examining how the account cleared the bank’s KYC and verification procedures despite these mismatches and are investigating the possible role of bank employees or officials involved in processing the account. Bank records showed transactions exceeding ₹10 crore between April and July 2023.