BERHAMPUR: Police on Sunday re-arrested a 33-year-old guy in connection with sporting out ATM fraud in several areas of Kandhamal district.
“The accused — recognized as Prabhakar Pradhan of Shankarakhola — used to be arrested in Paburia beneath Sarangagada police station limits whilst getting ready to dedicate every other fraud,” stated officer in command of Sarangagada police station, Samir Rout. Fourteen ATM cards of different banks and cash of round Rs 10,000 had been seized from Pradhan.
The guy used to be previous arrested by way of Berhampur Police on charges of ATM fraud in Gopalpur and Golanthara police stations limit. He frolicked in the circle prison, Berhampur, from May 16 to December 4. Police stated, after his release, he committed a minimum of four circumstances of ATM fraud — three in Kandhamal district and one in Berhampur.
Pradhan’s modus operandi used to be simple. He would home in on attainable victims — in most cases senior electorate, ladies, and those unfamiliar with ATM machines — and be offering to assist them. Once the person passed over the cardboard to Pradhan, he would transfer it with a similar-looking card. He would then use the original card and PIN to withdraw cash.
Police acted towards Pradhan this time at the basis of a complaint filed by way of one Nirsina Nayak of Garidingia, who found that anyone had withdrawn Rs 32,000 from his account on December 22. “We recognized Pradhan with the help of CCTV digicam photos,” police stated.
After his release from prison on December 4, Pradhan had withdrawn Rs 72,000 in Khajuripada on December nine, Rs 53,000 in Berhampur new bus-stand house on December 15, Rs 33,000 and Rs 32,000 at Paburia on December 16 and 22, respectively, police stated.
The guy have been arrested by way of Tikabali Police in 2016 in connection with the loot of a motorbike.
“The accused — recognized as Prabhakar Pradhan of Shankarakhola — used to be arrested in Paburia beneath Sarangagada police station limits whilst getting ready to dedicate every other fraud,” stated officer in command of Sarangagada police station, Samir Rout. Fourteen ATM cards of different banks and cash of round Rs 10,000 had been seized from Pradhan.
The guy used to be previous arrested by way of Berhampur Police on charges of ATM fraud in Gopalpur and Golanthara police stations limit. He frolicked in the circle prison, Berhampur, from May 16 to December 4. Police stated, after his release, he committed a minimum of four circumstances of ATM fraud — three in Kandhamal district and one in Berhampur.
Pradhan’s modus operandi used to be simple. He would home in on attainable victims — in most cases senior electorate, ladies, and those unfamiliar with ATM machines — and be offering to assist them. Once the person passed over the cardboard to Pradhan, he would transfer it with a similar-looking card. He would then use the original card and PIN to withdraw cash.
Police acted towards Pradhan this time at the basis of a complaint filed by way of one Nirsina Nayak of Garidingia, who found that anyone had withdrawn Rs 32,000 from his account on December 22. “We recognized Pradhan with the help of CCTV digicam photos,” police stated.
After his release from prison on December 4, Pradhan had withdrawn Rs 72,000 in Khajuripada on December nine, Rs 53,000 in Berhampur new bus-stand house on December 15, Rs 33,000 and Rs 32,000 at Paburia on December 16 and 22, respectively, police stated.
The guy have been arrested by way of Tikabali Police in 2016 in connection with the loot of a motorbike.
Criminal, out of jail since December 4, held again for ATM fraud
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