Suspects activate internet banking of Gurugram bar association’s account

Unidentified suspects were booked for allegedly activating the internet banking facility of the Gurugram district bar association, police said on Friday.

Police said that the president and the secretary of the district bar association (DBA) are authorised to make transactions from its bank account only through cheques and there was no internet banking facility with the account that exists with a private bank at Subhash Nagar in Sector12.

Investigators said that the bar office-bearers submitted a complaint with the bank on November 5, and asked it to inquire on how the internet banking facility of the account was activated.

On the complaint of the bar association president Vinod Kataria, an FIR against unidentified suspects was registered under Section 66B (punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device) of the Information Technology (IT) Act was registered at Cybercrime (West) police station on Thursday evening, said police.

A senior police officer said that they will get in touch with bank officials to gather more details.

Subhash Boken, public relation officer of Gurugram police, said that they will take action after a thorough probe.