Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- Indonesian police have uncovered a Rp204 billion (US$11.8 million) theft from dormant accounts at a BNI Bank branch in West Java, allegedly carried out by a bank fraud syndicate involving insiders and digital crimes.

Brigadier General Helfi Assegaf, Director of Special Economic Crimes at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency, said on Thursday that the case involves violations of banking, electronic transactions, fund transfers, and money laundering laws.

Nine suspects have been arrested. Two are BNI employees: AP (50), a sub-branch head, and GRH (43), a consumer relations manager.

Five others-C (41), DR (44), NAT (36), R (51), and TT (38)-acted as fund transfer executors. Two suspects, DH (39) and IS ...