The cops located a car and detained its owner after reviewing the ATMs' CCTV footage. Police made another arrest after looking into the specifics of which account the money was sent to.
Digital Desk: In Guwahati, up to five persons were detained in connection with two ATM fraud instances.
Around 68 ATM cards were recovered from their possession.
According to the police, the people who were arrested used stolen ATM cards belonging to unidentified people to withdraw cash.
The Guwahati City Police Deputy Commissioner of Police Sudhakar Singh said, two incidences of ATM fraud were reported on October 4 and 5. Five culprits have been taken into custody by Guwahati City Police following a thorough investigation of the charges.
"Rajib Das and Devendra Kalita, two victims, filed two complaints alleging that someone changed their ATM cards while attempting to assist them when they attempted to withdraw cash from ATMs. When they got home, they discovered that Rs. 68,000 and Rs. 1.10 lakh had been taken out of two different accounts " he said.
The cops located a car and detained its owner after reviewing the ATMs' CCTV footage. Police made another arrest after looking into the specifics of which account the money was sent to.
DCP Sudhakar Singh added, "During questioning, they gave the names of other people, and as a result, we detained three more people last night.
It is to be noted that the arrestees were identified as Jiaul Hoque, Lutfur Rahman, Aminul, Hanifur, and Shahidul, the police said.
Notably, a total number of 68 ATM cards, Rs 15,000 in cash, three vehicles, and six mobile phones have been recovered from their possession.
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