Farzi Cafe staff held for cloning cards, siphoning off Rs 6 Lakh

Next time you enter into a high-end bar or cafe at Connaught Place in the heart of the city, take precautions that your debit and credit cards are not being cloned.

The precautions are especially important after an employee of Farzi Cafe, in Connaught Place, was booked for allegedly cloning cards and cheating over 10 customers to the tune of Rs 6 lakh rupees.

"The total amount was upto the tune of Rs 6,03,500. Based on the consumers' complaint, an FIR was registered and an investigation was taken up. The bank officials told the police that over ten customers had informed them about illegal transactions. Acting on this, the police approached the cafe and later registered a case," said a senior police officer.

According to the police, one of the employees of the cafe identified as Mohammad Adrul Islam Barduiya was zeroed down upon after his actions in CCTV cameras installed at the cafe seemed suspicious. The management at the cafe co-operated with the police and even conducted an internal enquiry which led them to identify the suspect.