GREATER NOIDA: Three participants of a gang desirous about dishonest other folks at ATM kiosks had been arrested on Sunday. The men would exchange the victims' playing cards at the pretext of serving to them and later withdraw cash from them. The police have recovered 35 debit playing cards of various banks and a few cash from them. The accused were known as Shahzad (24) and Shakir (23), citizens of Ghaziabad and Aman (25), a resident of Shahadra in Delhi
Akhilesh Pradhan, SHO, Surajpur Police station, stated the gang participants used to roam around rural spaces and spot some ATM kiosks.
"They used to station themselves outside the ATMs and pretend to stand in a queue to withdraw money. They used to spot some naive or uneducated person and extend help to withdraw money. In the process, they used to change debit cards and insert the disused one in the machine. They also asked the cardholder the password and used it only to get a message of a failed transaction," Pradhan stated.
The accused used at hand over the disused card to users and leave the spot. Later, they might withdraw all the cash.
Police on Saturday evening received a tip-off about the gang participants close to an ATM kiosk in Surajpur. A staff rushed to the spot and apprehended the three suspects. The accused admitted that they have been involved on this crime for the past two years. Shahzad stated the gang participants changed debit card of a person named Ravi Jindal in Surajpur on March 25.
"We later visited Noida Sector 18 and withdrew money from his card. We then went to a shopping mall and purchased a gold chain, shoes and clothes," he stated.
The accused informed police that on occasion they had been additionally accompanied through family members. Shahzad's folks - Sagheer and Shahana - are also wanted on this case. The gang committed identical crimes in Delhi-NCR, and rural parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, Bulandshahr, etc.
Police found 35 debit playing cards of PNB Bank, SBI, Union Bank, HDFC Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Baroda, Kotak Mahindra, Axis Bank, Corporation Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank, City Bank, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank. Police additionally found Rs 2,000 cash from their ownership. "We have registered a case under Section 379 (theft), Section 411 (dishonesty), Section 420 (cheating)," Pradhan stated.
Akhilesh Pradhan, SHO, Surajpur Police station, stated the gang participants used to roam around rural spaces and spot some ATM kiosks.
"They used to station themselves outside the ATMs and pretend to stand in a queue to withdraw money. They used to spot some naive or uneducated person and extend help to withdraw money. In the process, they used to change debit cards and insert the disused one in the machine. They also asked the cardholder the password and used it only to get a message of a failed transaction," Pradhan stated.
The accused used at hand over the disused card to users and leave the spot. Later, they might withdraw all the cash.
Police on Saturday evening received a tip-off about the gang participants close to an ATM kiosk in Surajpur. A staff rushed to the spot and apprehended the three suspects. The accused admitted that they have been involved on this crime for the past two years. Shahzad stated the gang participants changed debit card of a person named Ravi Jindal in Surajpur on March 25.
"We later visited Noida Sector 18 and withdrew money from his card. We then went to a shopping mall and purchased a gold chain, shoes and clothes," he stated.
The accused informed police that on occasion they had been additionally accompanied through family members. Shahzad's folks - Sagheer and Shahana - are also wanted on this case. The gang committed identical crimes in Delhi-NCR, and rural parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, Bulandshahr, etc.
Police found 35 debit playing cards of PNB Bank, SBI, Union Bank, HDFC Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Baroda, Kotak Mahindra, Axis Bank, Corporation Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank, City Bank, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank. Police additionally found Rs 2,000 cash from their ownership. "We have registered a case under Section 379 (theft), Section 411 (dishonesty), Section 420 (cheating)," Pradhan stated.
3 held for duping people by changing debit cards at ATMs
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