Guwahati, Apr 18: Five individuals from Assam have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a foreign bank of Rs 1.26 crore by using counterfeit credit cards. The accused obtained the cards through forged documents and accessed customer data of individuals with high CIBIL scores.

The arrests were made by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch following a coordinated operation with local police in Assam. The suspects were apprehended from five villages in Morigaon district.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohebur Aslam Rehman (28), Azarul Islam (27), Iliyas Islam (25), Aub Bakar Siddique Ramzan Ali (37), and Moinuddin Ahmed (26), all residents of different villages in Morigaon.

Authorities have stated that the gang used fraudulent documents to acquire credit cards and illegally accessed sensitive customer information. The investigation is ongoing to uncover further details of the crime and identify additional suspects.