Police still struggling to identify culprits of ATM fraud

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In connection with  the alleged withdrawal of money through ATM cloning from the accounts of more than 93 persons in the state capital, police are still struggling to identity the offenders. However, no fresh complaint was reported over such frauds on Wednesday.

A total of Rs  28, 50, 000 was withdrawn by fraudsters from the accounts of  the complainants through ATM cloning till Tuesday. A senior police officer said that CCTV footage from the ATM located at Jaipur and Delhi was recovered by the teams deployed. However, persons captured in the CCTV cameras at Jaipur and CCTV cameras while withdrawing money from the ATMs are not clear enough for identification.

Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said that teams formed to crack the case have started investigation. “No fresh complaint being reported on Wednesday, police teams are collecting data related to cases registered in the police stations concerned from the banks. Cyber experts are reviewing the video footages. Relevant information is being collected about the suspects viewed on the CCTV footage. Team members are also collecting CCTV footages of hotels located in the nearby areas where ATM cloning took place,” she said.

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