Two men from Jharkhand were arrested on Monday for allegedly posing as bank officials and stealing money from the accounts of two elderly residents of Dum Dum, police said.

The accused called up their victims and convinced them that they were updating their Know Your Customer (KYC) details. In reality, they were trying to gain access to their bank accounts, the police said.

The men have been identified as Benjamin Murmu, who was arrested in Dumka, and Vikash Kumar Nishad, who was held in Dhanbad.

A senior officer from the Bidhannagar Commissionerate said the police received two complaints at the Airport police station last November, both detailing a similar modus operandi. The suspects posed as bank managers and shared a link with the victims asking them to upload their Aadhaar, PAN and debit card details after clicking on the link.

Both victims submitted their details, the officer added.

Operating remotely from Jharkhand, Murmu and Nishad accessed the victims’ bank accounts in Calcutta and illegally withdrew money from them, the police said.

The victims realised the fraud after they visited their banks. Both filed complaints with the Airport policestation.

The victims provided the phone numbers from which the fraudulent calls were made, prompting police to place these numbers under electronic surveillance.

Both numbers had been inactive for several days but were briefly reactivated last week. The police traced the suspects’ location and dispatched teams to Jharkhand.

Both Murmu and Nishad were produced before a court in Jharkhand and are being brought to the city on transit remand.