• On Monday, police detained the suspect, Ashish Paswan, in the suburban Andheri area.
• An official stated that he receives commissions for assisting clients in opening bank accounts.
• Through technical evidence, his mobile number, and information from online purchases, a special team was able to identify Ashish.

Nearly two months after allegedly defrauding Bollywood star Annu Kapoor of 4.36 lakh rupees under the guise of upgrading his bank KYC details, police in Mumbai announced the arrest of a 28-year-old man. On Monday, police detained the suspect, Ashish Paswan, in the suburban Andheri area.

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Darbhanga, Bihar, is the hometown of Ashish Paswan. An official stated that he receives commissions for assisting clients in opening bank accounts. Through technical evidence, his mobile number, and information from online purchases, a special team was able to identify Ashish. He stated that the accused’s photo, which was provided when he opened his account with the private bank where Annu Kapoor also has an account, matched.

From Ashish, police retrieved a few papers and two cellphones. According to the inquiry, Ashish called Annu Kapoor in September pretending to be an executive at the private bank’s main branch. He informed the actor that his “Know Your Customer” (KYC) details had not been updated in the bank’s records and that the account would be suspended if he did not take urgent action.

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According to the First Information Report, the fraudster was able to obtain the actor’s financial information under the guise of finishing the process and requested that he share the OTP (One-Time Password) (FIR). Anuu Kapoor eventually got a call from the bank’s customer service line alerting him that his account had been compromised and that $4.36 lakh had been fraudulently transferred.

Annu Kapoor was shocked and immediately filed a complaint at the Oshiwara police station. According to the FIR, prompt action by the police and the bank manager resulted in the “debit freezing” of 3.08 lakh of the 4.36 lakh moved into two different bank accounts.