Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh police claimed to have busted an inter-state ATM robbers gang with the arrests of two criminals from Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Akib Khan (27) and Mubarak (21) - both from Haryana.
According to sources, following multiple raids, cops zeroed in on the gang and arrested the duo at an SBI ATM near Birla Junction.
"We have arrested two young cybercriminals from Haryana for making fraudulent transactions at Vizag ATM using a duplicate key and switching of the power cables of the machine. Switching off power cables, while machine dispenses cash, showed that the transactions failed due to power disruption," a police officer said.
"In the first week of July Aakib Khan, and Mubarak landed at Visakhapatnam airport and stayed in a lodge near Dabagardens. The duo used to open the lock of the front box of ATM with the duplicate keys and insert the ATM Card. After entering PIN numbers, they would withdraw the amount. While the machine was dispensing the cash, they would switch off the power button. As a result, ATM shows 'Transaction Failed' due to 'network failure' However, the cardholder used to receive a message on his registered mobile number that the amount has been debited to his account," the officer added.
The officials detected the crime after scanning the CCTV footage. Following the raid, police seized Rs 76,000 cash, 34 ATM cards, and skimmers from their possession. The accused persons were taken into police custody. Further investigation is underway, sources added.
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