Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 20: Police arrested an ATM fraudster who duped a man of Rs 4 lakh after offering his help for making a cash withdrawal transaction.
A police spokesman said that Abdul Razak Ganie resident of Gulzarpora reported to Awantipora police that he visited the ATM of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Awantipora for making transaction on May 18 where a boy rendered him help and made transaction for him after obtaining his ATM card and pin code.
The spokesman said that Ganie on June 16 again tried to make another transaction but the transaction could not materialize. Ganie approached the concerned bank branch and came to know that his ATM card is registered on the name of some other person and has been rejected a month before. Ganie also came to know that Rs 4 lakh have been withdrawn from his account through his ATM during the last 25 days.
“On receipt of this report, Awantipora police registered a case FIR No. 86/2012 U/S 406, 420, 379 RPC and started the investigations. During investigation it came to fore that the complainant was duped by the person who helped him on May 18. After making the transaction on his behalf he had replaced his ATM card and handed over back to him a rejected ATM card,” said the spokesman.
The spokesman said that the police was keeping close tab on the particular ATM card and they came to know that the ATM card is being used at ATM of J & K Bank, Pampore. A team of police personnel rushed to the spot and apprehended the person in the nick of time.
The fraudster was identified as Umar Junaid Magray son of Fayaz Ahmad resident of Lethpora, Awantipora. The ATM card was recovered from him on the spot. An amount of Rs 3,76,000 has also been recovered from him.
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