Aisbagh police arrested a gang of engineers involved in tampering ATM machines and removing money; three members who are pursuing engineering used to jam machine for fraud.
Accused have gained complete knowledge of ATM machine, designed tool for tampering with the ATM machine.
The accused targeted 2 ATMs of Canara bank at Apsara Talkies area and PNB bank near Kali Mandir and case was registered after bank managers Rakesh Katare and Rajan Mishra lodged complaints of fraud with the customers.
Based on complaint CCTV footages were checked and in which it was found that engineering students ganged to commit fraud and gang was nabbed. The three were nabbed and identified as Shubham Malviya, Abhisek Mishra and Diyanshu.
Accused had knowledge of ATM machine and how to tamper and damage the technique of ATM machine. The accused used to make an iron device from Palwal to trap the cash plate outside the ATM machine.
Providing modus operandi accused told that they would break shutter of ATM and would use tool to generate fault in the machine. After a customer comes and tries to withdraw machine would count money but trap inside and would show error and customer would leave. The amount was late removed by gang members waiting for the customer to leave ATM.
The accused have confessed two ATM frauds but police suspects more frauds have been committed by gang which would be investigated.