𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗞𝗬𝗖 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝘀.𝟮𝟯 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝗚𝗦𝗧 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 The Chembur police have registered a cheating case against unknown persons who impersonated bankers and acquired a photo and KYC of a man looking for a job.

They then used his KYC documents to open a company in which they allegedly made financial transactions of which he got a GST notice/summons to appear for a default of Rs 23 lakh.

On the complaint of Ritesh Patil, a 42-year-old resident of Kopri village in Thane, police have lodged an FIR against six unknown persons, including an official of a Chembur branch of a bank.

The banker is accused of conniving with the accused and allowing the fraudster to open a fictitious bank account in his name and siphoning money. Patil said he first received a call in January 2022.