The State Cyber police Headquarters on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for providing information on the accused who had withdrawn around Rs 9 lakh by cloning ATM card at SBI ATM machine at Sevoy complex in the month of July. CCTV footage has been obtained for identification of unknown suspects from the concerned ATM booth by the Cyber Crime and High Technique Crime Police Station Bhopal under the crime registered under the Act. Efforts are being made to apprehend the accused. The accused are still at large. It is clear by the manner through which accused along with their accomplices are cheating people that they are conducting this kind of act with other citizens too. Reward will be given by the Special DIG police to the person who will provide proper information about the accused or help the police in their apprehension through the power granted under the Police Regulation Act. Notably, around 50 victims were cheated after their money withdrawn from their SBI accounts by cloning ATM cards used at Sevoy complex ATM and around Rs 10 lakh was withdrawn.
Most of the victims which used the ATM on July 8 were targeted. The money which has been withdrawn from different ATM machines in Ahmedabad were investigated.
AIG (Cyber Crime Cell) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that the details from the bank has yet to be provided regarding the payment transactions which could help in the further investigation. Till date bank has not compensated any victim in the case.