Fraudsters transferred Rs 1.08 lakh by changing the ATM card at the ATM counter of SAF head constable in Hanumanganj area of Bhopal. The fraudsters have transferred Rs 70,000 to the bank account of Dheeraj Communication in Gurugram, Haryana, while 38 thousand rupees cash has been withdrawn from the ATM located at Hamidia Road. Police have sought footage of CCTV cameras installed at the ATM counter from the bank to identify the fraudsters.
According to the information, Suresh Kumar Sharma, a resident of Chandshabali Road, Guna, is the head constable in 26 Battalion. He came to Bhopal from Guna on Saturday to get ECG done at Bansal Hospital. After getting the investigation done, he reached Nadra bus stand. Due to need of money, withdrew Rs 1000 from Chhola Road SBI ATM.
While withdrawing money, he saw something was written on the screen of the monitor. Suresh told that seeing him, an unknown youth standing behind him took his card in the guise of updating the card. After some time he returned the card and went away. Later, Suresh realised that it was not his card, it was a dummy card. The card is in the name of ASHWIN TOMAR. Suresh has also been posted in Bhopal.
Suresh said that after 10 minutes of leaving the ATM booth, transactions started from the bank account. The accused kept on doing the transaction for about 20 minutes. After this he immediately reached the bank and got the ATM blocked. Suresh said that the card given to him by the accused belonged to SBI. The fraudsters handed him a dummy card and went away.