Ghaziabad: With the arrest of four men, the police on Saturday damaged the gang involved in ATM fraud.
The gang operating in Delhi-NCR has at least 12 cases of fraud registered against them in Delhi and Ghaziabad.
The police have recovered 56 ATM cards and cash from them and also confiscated the SUV they used for the crime.
The defendant, identified as Arun (36), Sarvesh Rajput (29), Rishi Kumar (27) and Ankur (29), was arrested on Saturday morning from Vaishali.
Mahendra Kumar, Sho of Kaushambi Police Station, said, “Arun, a resident of Vinod Nagar in Delhi, is the mastermind in this case and has nine ATM fraud cases registered in Delhi and Ghaziabad.
He is also in the Delhi Crime Reserve list sought.” Kumar Added that they had recovered 56 ATM cards, RS 18,300, two fake vehicle registration plates, state guns and Ecosport SUVs from them.
Explaining their modus operandi, Kumar said that they target people who are easily fooled and parents.
They will roam around a less safe ATM.
“While one of them offers assistance to people who face difficulties in accessing machines, two of them standing guards outside and the fourth will wait in the car.
The defendant will replace the original card with a fake and after inserting the card into the machine , He will ask for an ATM PIN.
He will then submit a fake card and say the machine does not work, “Kumar said.
They will then withdraw money with the original ATM card using the PIN provided by the victim, Sho said, adding that to avoid being discovered, the gang constantly changed the plate of their vehicle number.