Gorakhpur5 minutes ago
A unique method of ATM fraud by B-Tech students has come to the fore in Gorakhpur. His method was such that even the bank could not catch him in the beginning. Earlier students used to deposit money in their bank accounts. Then used to look for CDM (Cash Deposit) machine. Then used to do transactions with the machine.
The fraud in this was that as soon as the cash came out of the tray. Used to pick him up. Then immediately used to push the tray inside. This used to show transaction error. After this, they used to claim money from the bank. Both are doing engineering in computer science from a private college in Lucknow. Both are third year students.
SP City Krishna Kumar Vishnoi told that the Rajghat police arrested both of them near Shri Ram Ghat. While his third accomplice is still absconding. He will also be arrested soon.
Car and bike including 71 thousand cash recovered
The accused have been identified as Vijay Yadav and Faiz Khan. Vijay is a resident of Sadsi Devsar in Kanpur and near Junction Enclave Colony in Faiz Gorakhpur. Police has also recovered Rs 71,000 cash, 10 ATM cards, two mobile phones, a Brezza car and a bike from both of them.
Fraud of 5.99 lakhs from 4 ATMs
Police has also recovered Brezza car and bike from the fraudsters.
The SP told that the gang members used to target the ATMs of many banks and directly challenge the banks. Fraudsters have done fraud of Rs 5.99 lakh by doing 4 transactions in Gorakhpur from June 2022 till now. This includes fraud of Rs 1.69 lakh from Betiahata ATM, Rs 1.80 lakh from Rajendranagar ATM, Rs 1.80 lakh from Herbert Bandha ATM and Rs 50 thousand from Zero Point Kalesar ATM. Apart from this, this gang has also accepted the matter of fraud of 20 thousand from the ATM of Kanpur.
Gangster will be found, property will be attached
SP City said that it is taking action by registering a case against both of them. Along with this, after registering this gang, action will also be taken against them under the Gangster Act. Their other bank details are also being collected. So that the properties bought with the money earned by fraud can be confiscated.
Used to target only CDM machines
Claiming error transaction after pocketing the cash became costly.
SP City told that the special thing about this gang was that it did not target all the ATMs in the city. It used to target only those ATMs where there was a CDM (Cash Deposit Machine). Because, in CDM machines, a box opens as soon as the transaction takes place to withdraw or deposit cash. Tray comes out. In which cash is withdrawn and deposited by putting hands inside. In such machines, as soon as the tray came out during the transaction, the fraudsters used to push the tray inside with cash in hand. So that the transaction used to be told in the air.
Vijay said – hobbies were not fulfilled by father’s money
Sometimes Vijay used to do transactions in Faiz ATM.
Vijay told the police that his father Amanat Lal lives and works in Saudi Arabia. They send money home from there. But, with the money sent by the father, only the expenses of studies and household can be done. Whereas, all the college students come to the college wearing stylish clothes with expensive phones. Due to lack of money, he could not fulfill his hobbies.
His friend Faiz is also in the same condition as him. Because Faiz’s father Ayub Khan does a private job in a factory in Kanpur. Both were struggling with money crunch. Money was coming in the way of fulfilling his hobby.