KOLKATA: Are more fraudsters siphoning money by installing skimmers at ATMs still on the loose? The police are looking for an answer after a fresh complaint was lodged at the Maniktala police station, claiming Rs 16,165 was withdrawn from the victim’s account on or before August 8.The police said it was too early to call it a case of skimming as certain facts left a question mark on the nature of crime though the money was indeed withdrawn from an ATM . However, given that the incident took place long after the Romanian gang and the Mumbai gang involved in skimming frauds in Kolkata were nabbed, cops are treating the case seriously.The complaint was lodged by a resident of Sariatulla Lane in Maniktala, Keshab Bakshi. “The incident took place on or before August 8 when an/some unknown accused person/s entered fraudulently withdrew Rs. 16,165,” the FIR stated.The complaint came on the same day the Kolkata Police claimed to have finally got leads on how the Romanian gangs parked their money outside the country. “The accused had transferred money using international money transfer firms. They had sent money back to Romania at least twice but had destroyed the laptop, which was used to carry out the transfer to eliminate evidence, the police said. The Kolkata Police have also gone to Chandigarh to take the custody of the sixth accused, Miacelia Lucianinoud, who was rounded up last week.“The accused gang had used around 20 ATMs in Delhi to withdraw money from accounts in Kolkatans. When we checked CCTV footages, we found Lucianinoud had close links with three gang members whom we had arrested, including gang leaders Adrian Liviu and Vaico Aurel. We will submit a prayer to a Chandigarh court and bring him here for questioning,” a senior officer said.

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