Maharashtra: ATM card skimming gang busted, two arrested in Thane
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The Thane Police claimed to have busted an ATM card skimming racket by arresting two Mumbai-based persons on Wednesday.
According to the police, the accused would steal the ATM passwords of bank account holders residing in the Mira Bhayandar township and siphon off money from their accounts.
"The duo was arrested based on a tip-off," Assistant Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni said.
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Complaints
People complained of cash deduction through cloned ATM cards
Following several complaints of cash getting deducted from the bank accounts of people through suspected cloned ATM cards, Thane District Rural SP Dr. Shivaji Rathod had directed the police personnel to nab the accused, Kulkarni said.
"As part of the plan, a police team kept a watch for a couple of days back and arrested Kishore Nayya (33) and Hemant Jain (32)," he said.
Interrogation
Police recover fake ATM cards made by the accused
Police informed that during their interrogation, the accused told them that they would collect the ATM card data through the skimmers placed on the ATMs. After knowing the password, they would siphon off funds from bank accounts.
Besides eight fake ATM cards, one skimmer and three mobile phones, the police also recovered other accessories that are used in making fake ATM cards, police said.
Charges
Police trying to know total amount siphoned off so far
The duo was booked under IPC Sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and the IT Act of 2008.
Among other things, the police are in the process of collecting information like the total amount siphoned off by the accused so far, the official said.