New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Five people have been arrested for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 11.95 lakh by fraudulently withdrawing a personal loan from her bank account by posing as bank officials, an official said on Thursday.

The accused have been identified as the Himanshu Kumar Gautam (26), the alleged mastermind, Sachin (28), Asif Ali (26), Raj Swami (22) and Hemraj Gurjar (21), police said.

According to the police, the modus operandi of the gang allegedly involved impersonating bank representatives, securing OTPs from unsuspecting customers, and using mule accounts to divert and withdraw the defrauded funds.

The case came to light after a woman from Palam reported a call from a person posing as a representative of a reputed financial institution.

The caller, under the pretext of he

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