A 36-year-old man has been remanded in custody for a further 15 days in connection with an alleged bank account hacking and fraud case.

The Criminal Court ordered the continued detention of Nadeem Mohamed, of Ran Kokaa, G.A. Gemanafushi. He was arrested in connection with an investigation into an incident reported to police after a businessman was allegedly deceived into sharing a one-time password (OTP) with someone posing as a customer on 20 September last year.

Police said more than MVR 29,600 was transferred from the victim's bank account to another account, with MVR 24,700 later withdrawn through ATMs in several transactions. Investigators also found that more than MVR 4,900 had been transferred to another person's account before being withdrawn.

The investigation further indicates that the suspect allegedly obtained bank cards from various individuals and used them to withdraw money linked to scam operations through ATMs.

The case is being investigated by the Anti-Scam Centre.