WESTPORT — A Bridgeport man is accused of illegally accessing a resident’s checking data and writing a fraudulent check for nearly $6,000, police said.

Mahendra Sookhu, 27, was charged July 16 with third-degree larceny, third-degree forgery and second-degree identity theft in connection with the 2022 incident.

Police launched an investigation Oct. 21, 2022, after receiving a complaint from a resident who reported “suspicious activity” in their checking account, police said.

A check for $5,972 had been drawn from the complainant’s account, made out to ““Mahendra Sookhu Jr.” and deposited into another account unknown to the complainant, according to the report.

Police detectives, using search warrants and video surveillance footage, identified Mahendra Sookhu as the suspect responsible for the fraudulent transaction.

A warrant for Sookhu’s arrest was issued, and he was formally charged and arraigned July 16 while he was appearing at state Superior Court in Stamford. His bond for the Westport charges was set at $45,000.