Shahupuri police book man for siphoning off Rs 5 lakh from ATM

  • | Tuesday | 4th September, 2018

"He tampered with the switch supplying power to the ATM and used to stop supply while carrying out the transaction. "As per the complainant, the suspect has used 7 ATM cards and carried out a total of 16 transactions. He has used the same ATM kiosk located on Basant-Bahar road in Shahupuri to commit the crime. Once the money was being dispensed he used to rush to the switch and stop the power supply to the machine. He used to stop supply within a time period when the machine completes the dispensing of notes.

KOLHAPUR: The Shahupuri police have registered a case against an unidentified person for wrongfully withdrawing Rs 5.10 lakh from an Automated Teller Machine ( ATM ) of a nationalised bank.According to police, the suspect used to switch off the power supply to the machine while it was dispensing cash, prompting it to generate an error message. He would then claim the same amount from the bank.He has used 7 different ATM cards and withdrew money 16 times between June 21 and July 6. The manager of the bank has lodged complaint in this regard."As per the complainant, the suspect has used 7 ATM cards and carried out a total of 16 transactions. He has used the same ATM kiosk located on Basant-Bahar road in Shahupuri to commit the crime. We have booked him under several sections including section 420 (cheating), 419 (Punishment for cheating by personation), 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code and section 43(I) of the IT Act," a police officer attached with Shahupuri police station said."He tampered with the switch supplying power to the ATM and used to stop supply while carrying out the transaction. After swiping the card he used to enter the PIN and amount to be withdrawn. Once the money was being dispensed he used to rush to the switch and stop the power supply to the machine. He used to stop supply within a time period when the machine completes the dispensing of notes. He used to later start the power supply and an error report was generated by the ATM that the transaction could not be completed even though he successfully withdrew the amount. He used to then claim the transacted amount from the bank on the basis of the error report generated at the ATM," he added.The suspect has carried out 16 transactions using 7 ATM cards on three days - on June 21, June 23 and July 6."We have initiated an investigation and are gathering the CCTV footage to figure out the suspect. We are also verifying the account of the suspect and will reach out to him after gathering information from the bank," the officer said.

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