The accused opened various savings accounts online using fake documents and availed different category loans of more than Rs 2.5 crore from HDFC Bank and got more than 10 car finances through different banks

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New Delhi, March 10

The Delhi Police have arrested three people who allegedly duped banks by opening accounts using forged identity cards and availed loans for over Rs 2.5 crores.

The police have identified the arrested as Vijay Chaudhary, Birendra Kumar, and Kuldeep. 

The accused opened various savings accounts online using fake documents and availed different category loans of more than Rs 2.5 crore from HDFC Bank and got more than 10 car finances through different banks.

The case came to the fore after HDFC Bank approached the police stating that they have identified 15 savings bank accounts opened online in the name of different people who have availed of different category loans and the amount is outstanding.

DCP (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations Unit) Prashant Gautam said, “Vijay used to get fake Aadhaar cards prepared for targeted persons promising them to share the booty of profit earned from the business of crime. The fraudsters used to manipulate the system of updating details in Aadhaar card by replacing the fingerprints of the left hand with those of the right hand and putting coloured contact lenses in the eyes to dupe the biometric process". 

The police laid a trap based on a tip-off that the accused persons will come to collect the car that they have financed from one of the victim banks under a fake name in Patparganj.

The accused have been booked for cheating, fraud, forgery and other charges under the Indian Penal Code.