Hyderabad, January 29: A man, who had stolen ATM card of Mr C.P. Jaiswal, DGM Accounts in Sirpur Paper Mill in Adilabad district and drawn around Rs 6 lakhs from ATM centers of different banks in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, was arrested in Hyderabad while he came here along with his accomplice to commit the offence.
According to the Additional Director General of Police, Crime Investigation Department, Hyderabad, on December 15, 2010 Mr Jaiswal lodged a complaint stating that his SBI ATM card was lost on September 10, 2010 at about 1800 hours, while he was in a queue at Andhra Bank ATM Center, Kagaz Nagar for checking balance of his HDFC Bank account. He stated that somebody stolen his ATM card and drawn cash from his account around Rs 6 lakhs as it has Personal Identification Number (PIN) written by him on it.
On receipt of the complaint, a case was registered vide Cr No 53/2010 of Cyber Crime PS, CID, Hyderabad who took up investigation under Section 379 IPC and 66D ITA ACT 2008.
The Additional IG, in a pressnote here stated that on the basis of complainant’s statement, Digital Investigation Lab of CID identified the accused’s image from different ATM counters. Later systematic investigation was conducted based on the pattern of withdrawals and places from where the withdrawals took place. The accused was identified as Kishore Samaddar, 26, who had stolen ATM card from the back pocket of the complainant. Kishore was arrested while he came to Hyderabad along with his accomplice, Robbin Dass in the commission of this offence. The sleuths recovered Rs 40,000 and a cell phone from the accused.
In this connection, the Additional DG has cautioned the ATM debit and credit card holders not to write PIN number on the card and should regularly verify and keep it in a safe place. In case the card is missing, they should intimate the bank concerned immediately and advise it to block the same. The bank customers should have mobile alerts for their transactions, he added. He also stated that every Bank ATM centre must have latest CC cameras at least two sides (in two angles) and the storage of video memory of ATM centers should have at least for three months.
Efforts were made by the investigating officer, Mr Padmanabha Reddy, Inspector and Mr Srinivas, ASI under the supervision of Mr Ramamohan, Additional SP, he added.
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