Transactions worth Rs 1 lakh were made with a stolen ATM card at Indrapuri. Following this, a case of theft was registered with the Piplani police station on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victim Pramod Jain lost his purse on Tuesday morning carrying ATM card along with the pass word of the ATM card. When he came to know, he searched for the card but was not able to find it.
On Wednesday morning, the victim received two SMS alerts regarding withdrawal of Rs 50, 000 each after which he contacted the bank and subsequently lodged a compliant with police.
On the basis of the two transactions details it was found that they were made from the same ATM of the HDFC bank located at Indrapuri.
The cash is withdrawn from ATM card of HDFC bank. The investigating officer, Sub Inspector Bhan Singh told as it was a new card which also includes the pin number in the same envelope, the job became easier for the miscreant.
During the investigation, the identity of the miscreant would be established with the help of CCTV footage recorded by the CCTV camera installed at the ATM booth.
However, the procedure takes time but it will be done as soon as possible.
During the investigation, when Singh questioned about the withdrawal limits the victim told that due to frequent and transactions of bigger amount he had requested for setting the limit withdrawal at Rs 1 lakh a day which is normally Rs 25, 000-Rs 40, 000 for ATM cards.
The police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation.