Amethi: Police have busted a gang that was fraudulently withdrawing money from bank accounts by swapping ATM cards. Three accused have been arrested in this entire operation.
Key Details
The names of the arrested accused are: Nazim Ali (Tilauli Police Station, Pratapgarh), Dilshad Khan (son of Nizamuddin), and Shadab Khan (Udaipur Police Station).
The three were apprehended in a suspicious state when the police conducted an intensive check of a bike and a Bolero. During the search, several ATM cards and ₹38,350 in cash were recovered from them. The accused confessed that they used to deceive people, swap their ATM cards, steal passwords, and subsequently withdraw money from their accounts. They also revealed that this gang was active in several districts including Raebareli, Amethi, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, and Sultanpur.
Cases of attempted murder, robbery, fraud, and sections of the Arms Act are already registered against them in Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
Details of the Incident
The accused were arrested from Bhopal. Items found during the search included 3 mobile phones, 16 debit cards, 15 checkbooks, 359 WhatsApp chat screenshots, passbooks, and other documents. It is alleged that the criminals would entrap victims by sending social media links. They would initially gain trust by sending ₹10,000 to the account and then withdraw a sum of ₹15,84,100. After their arrest, the accused confessed that they committed similar frauds in districts like Amethi, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj
and others.
