Police bust gang who fraudulently withdrew money from ATMs

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Press Trust of India Tikamgarh (MP)
Last Updated : Dec 03 2016 | 7:22 PM IST
A gang of five persons, who fraudulently withdrew money from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) here was busted by police. More than 100 ATM cards have been recovered from the gang, police said.
Explaining the modus operandi of the gang, district rural police inspector, Madhurash Pachouri, said, prime accused Rahul Sharma, whose mother is a postwoman, colluded with Mani Rai, a peon working with Madhyanchal Rural Bank and withdrew money from the ATM cards of the bank's customers.
Others who helped the prime accused have been identified as Vipin Balmiki, Gajendra Balmiki and Praduman Balmiki who were involved in withdrawing money from the ATMs of the rural bank with Sharma and Rai.
"We are thoroughly interrogating the five accused and further investigations in the case are on," he said.
The inspector said, that police were on a look out for the gang after one Gyan Prasad Ahirwar lodged a complaint that somebody withdrew Rs 90,000 using his ATM card of Madhyanchal Rural Bank.

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First Published: Dec 03 2016 | 7:22 PM IST

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