Gang of ATM Cheats Busted with the Arrest of Two

Over a period of the last one and half years, banks had been receiving complaints of non disbursement of cash at ATM machines though on checking, the cash was found to have been disbursed. CCTV footage also confirmed that the cash was being disbursed by the ATM. In this regard, a complaint was lodged in Crime Branch by the Legal Coordinator of M/s Prizm Payment Services Pvt. Ltd.

        The above complaint was assigned to a team led by ACP KPS Malhotra, and consisting of Insp. Kulbir Singh, SI Mandeep, ASI Manoj, HCs Dinesh, Satish, Cts Shailender, Sachin, Ravi, Satender, Anil Chauhan, Arjun, Satyapal, Devender, under the supervision of DCP Bhisham Singh and overall supervision of Addl.CP Ashok Chand.

        A case FIR No. 52/15 u/s 420/120B IPC was registered in PS Crime Branch and all such fraudulent transactions were scrutinized and their CCTV footage was also obtained. Based on the above investigation, two suspects namely Pushpender s/o Gautam Kumar r/o Bapa Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi and Ravi s/o Gulab Singh r/o Bapa Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi were identified and apprehended.

        During interrogation, they have confessed that they have cheated various banks to the tune of Rs. 8 lac. The accused would open accounts in different banks and would get ATM cards issued. Besides, they would also get bank accounts opened in the name of their family members, friends and relatives to commit such cheating.

While withdrawing cash from an ATM, they would block the shutter of its currency dispenser for a moment using some object and let 1 or 2 currency notes to slip back in the machine. Resulting which an error report is generated in the ATM that the transaction could not be completed despite the fact that they successfully withdraw the amount. They would claim the transacted amount from the bank on the basis of the error report thus generated and get double amount for such withdrawal. The individual account holders whose ATM cards was used by the accused persons were paid Rs.5,000/- for each ATM card.

 It is a well organized gang operating in Delhi/NCR and other states also. In this regard, more members of the gang have been identified and efforts are on to trace them.

PROFILE:-

1.           Pushpender (23 yrs) s/o Gautam Kumar r/o Bapa Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi has studied upto 12^th class and holds a diploma in computer hardware & software. He is unemployed and involved in such type of cheating for last 1½ year.

2.           Ravi (22 yrs) s/o Gulab Singh r/o Bapa Nagar, Karol Bagh, New Delhi is a student of B.A. final year.

RECOVERY:-

1.           13 ATM cards of various banks.

2.           Rs.37,000/- cash and 6 lac (approx.) deposited in different bank accounts.

3.           One Iphone 6 purchased from the cheated amount.

4.           More than 40 bank accounts identified.