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Gang of ATM card cheaters busted, two held by Delhi Police

The accused have been identified as gang leader Arun Kumar (26) and Rishi Kumar (23), both residents of Uttar Pradesh.

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The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested an interstate gang of ATM card fraudsters, including the leader on Saturday after the cops received information that the accused would come near a post office in Patparganj. The gang operated in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).

The accused have been identified as gang leader Arun Kumar (26) and Rishi Kumar (23), both residents of Uttar Pradesh.

"The five-member gang has been involved in more than 200 such cases and operated in morning and evening peak hours targeting gullible victims. They would locate ATM booths and one of the members would note down pin number and dupe customers with false information regarding their transactions, then exchange their ATM cards to withdraw money from their cards. We have been able to nab the gang leader and are continuing our search for three other members," said Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch).

The other members of the gang have been identified as Imran, Abbas and Ankit, all three are absconding.

Interrogation and search of the accused revealed that they had stolen at least 37 ATM cards and their getaway vehicle, a Hero Splendor motorcycle was also stolen one. The accused confessed that they committed crimes to buy expensive phones and visit high-end pubs and bars to impress girls.

Among the two arrested members, there have been 15 cases and more cases will be solved with the arrest of the rest of the gang.

Both the arrested accused were unemployed. 37 ATM cards of different banks and one stolen Hero Splendor motorcycle have been recovered from their possession.

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