Police caution against misuse of Bank a/cs

Nagaland police has informed that many bank accounts of Nagaland belonging to Naga people, especially students, were increasingly being used by criminals for their fraudulent activities. In a press release, superintendent of police (crime) stated that illegal transactions using those accounts were being done from other states especially in big cities. In many instances, police said it was being alleged that the bank accounts were being sold by students/youngsters to unscrupulous elements and big criminals for easy money without knowing that such accounts could be used to commit crimes.
“When a crime is committed by some persons using such bank accounts, the original holders of the bank accounts can be also implicated,” warned the police. In this regard, the police said the advisory had been issued earlier also but criminal activities using those accounts were increasing manifold.
Therefore, the police have cautioned general public not to involve in such activities.  Students, who leave their place of studies after completion, have also been advised to close down their accounts unless they intended to continue using them. Further, it cautioned the public not to share their bank account details such as account number, ATM card number, secret pin number and other personal details with anyone because all the phone calls, SMS or email asking for bank details were done by criminals and not by the bank.