Gujrat: Debit card fraud gang from Rajasthan targeting tribals held

VADODRA: Dahod police busted a gang from Rajasthan that targeted gullible people, mainly tribals, and cheated them by copying data of their ATM or debit cards. Cops had started investigations after a youth lost Rs 85,000 between May 27 and May 31.
The man had complained that repeated withdrawals had been taking place in his account. Details gathered from the youth revealed that when he had last visited the ATM, a man had offered to help.The police grew suspicious and checked the footage of the ATM’s CCTV.
The police also checked other CCTVs in the area and feeds from the Netram CCTV network installed in the city by the administration. The surveillance cameras led the police to a motorcycle and a car that were used by the acccused. The police zeroed down on the accused using the details of the vehicles and technical surveillance.
It came to light that the accused were present present in Sajjangarh in Banswara district of Rajasthan. The police raided the house where the accused were staying and nabbed on Amit Mahola. Mahola belongs to Sansi in Haryana and used to work as a peon in the Bank of Baroda in Lankai village of Banswara district.
As many as 94 ATM or debit cards, a card reader, a laptop, bank passbooks and chequebooks, a scanner and other material including Rs 38,300 in cash was found from the house where Mahola was nabbed. The car used to commit the offence in Dahod was also found.
It has come to light that the accused used to offer help to anyone entering an ATM. They used to target innocent persons in tribal dominated or backward areas of Dahod, Panchmahal, Mahisagar and Aravalli districts. The police is trying to dig up more details regarding the accused.
The data of the cards was obtained by using a skimming device. The accused used to memorise the PIN which they entered or saw the bank account holder entering.