Kolkata: One person was on Friday arrested for allegedly siphoning off Rs 10 lakh from the bank account of former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman through net banking, police said.
Izazul, a resident of Malda was today arrested from Salt Lake area under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar police commissionarate after Rs 10 lakh was credited to his bank account from Laxman`s account in a Hyderabad-based bank.
Manager of the nationalised bank, where the accused is having an account informed the police due to this unusual transaction, leading to Izazul`s detention.
Meanwhile, the cyber cell of Hyderabad district police informed the Bidhannagar district police commissionarate about the missing Rs 10 lakh from Laxman`s account.
After interrogation of Izazul and initial investigation, it was revealed that he had siphoned off the money from the former cricketer`s bank account by using netbanking, DC (Detective Department), Bidhannagar police commissionarate, Arnab Ghosh told.
