The Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 43-year-old man, a former bank manager, for duping an elderly couple of
Rs1.43 cr. The accused had allegedly replaced the victim's address, phone number and email with his own details and did several transactions from the year 2013 to 2018.
The accused identified as Sanjeev Trikha, a resident of Faridabad in 2013 was working as a bank manager in Yes Bank, NFC branch when he planned to cheat 85 year old couple seeing cash flow in their account. Senior Citizens, he planned to cheat them. He slowly gained confidence and started providing them all facilities at their home only. He used to personally visit them in regard to any kind of banking work. He had access to details of the customer and he changed the phone numbers, email of the victim in the banking records so that he could not get any message regarding transactions," said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South east district.
"From 2013 to 2018 he allegedly made transactions in tune of Rs. 1.43 lacs in his own account, cash withdrawals as well as in investment in policies. He used to provide forged account statements to victim so that they don't have any doubt on him," said DCP.
"We have received the complaint after the victim after they smelled something fishy in their account transactions following which we called Sanjeev Trikha for interrogation where he confessed to his crime," Said DCP.
"During investigation it came to light that the accused had left Yes Bank in 2016 and joined Equitas Bank located in Lajpat Nagar. In Equitas Bank, it was revealed that in May after the alleged cheating incident came into the notice of the Bank, Sanjeev Trikha was immediately terminated by the Bank and his bank account having Rs 10 lakh was also frozen by the Bank. The accused had fraudulently opened another account of complainant at Equitas Bank. A complaint regarding cheating and forgery by Sanjeev Trikha was also given by the Equitas Bank Lajpat Nagar," said DCP.