2 extra held for foiled bid to steal Rs 146-cr from financial institution | Lucknow Information
LUCKNOW: A commerce graduate and his aide have been arrested by the Particular Job Pressure for his or her position within the failed try to hack the system and steal Rs 146 crore of the Cooperative Financial institution Restricted, on Wednesday.
The accused, recognized as Amrendra Kumar Singh (35) alias Bablu of Mau district and Sunil Kumar Yadav (30) of Varanasi, have been arrested on a tip-off, close to Enjoyable mall in Gomtinagar.
Each carried a money reward of Rs 25,000 every since their names surfaced in the course of the investigation of the case following arrest of 5 different miscreants, together with the prime accused, former financial institution supervisor R S Dubey, on October 31, final yr.
The incident was first reported on October 15, 2022, and a case was registered on the criticism of assistant common supervisor of the financial institution, Ajay Kumar Tripathi.
STF ASP Vishal Vikram Singh stated the miscreants had deliberate for over 18 months on how you can steal the cash and had spent Rs 1 crore on logistical help for the web heist.
“The duo had employed three hackers, used six gadgets, and three keylogger software program, and sought assist of three financial institution staff in hacking the financial institution’s server and acquiring ID passwords of the supervisor and cashier. They took the financial institution’s system on distant entry management and transferred Rs 146 crore into eight lifeless financial institution accounts,” stated the ASP STF.
