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Mumbai: Mira Bhayandar crime branch busts ATM fraud syndicate, arrests 3
Updated On: 17 May, 2024 09:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
The Mira Bhayandar Crime Branch said the accused manipulated ATMs to trap victims` cards and stole money by deceiving them into revealing their PINs.
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Accused arrested by MBVV Police/ Sourced Photo
The Mira Bhayandar Crime Branch busted an ATM fraud syndicate and arrested three persons. The arrested persons have been identified as Shivshankar Ramu Prasad (25), Prince Vinod Jaiswal (28), and Upendra Singh (45), hailing from different states: Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh. DCP Avinash Ambure and senior inspector Aviraj Kurade led API Prashant Gangurde and his team. Using technological analysis and CCTV footage, they solved half a dozen cases under the MBVV Commissionerate as well as numerous more in Mumbai`s Malad, Kandivali, Borivali, Mahim, Jogeshwari, and Andheri neighbourhoods.
According to sources, the accused stole around Rs 50,000 from a victim under the jurisdiction of the Navghar police in April. The victim`s card became trapped in an HDFC bank ATM slot while attempting to withdraw cash. One of the accused, posing as a helper, duped the victim and linked them with an accomplice pretending as a customer service representative. The victim believed the trick and re-entered their PIN, which the accused saw. When the victim was unable to retrieve the card, he was urged to visit the bank and register a complaint. While the victim was away, the culprit used the card to withdraw Rs 50,000 from multiple ATMs.
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