The Haryana police has arrested a person in connection with the theft of ₹48 lakh from various cash deposit machines of State Bank of India in Tamil Nadu and recovered ₹4.5 lakh from him.
Police report said that 14 cases of such fraud in SBI ATMs have taken place in the city from June 15-18. Investigation by a special team revealed “some accused have come from northern States and committed these offences.” They further added, “Around ₹45 lakh was syphoned off. In the course of investigation, the special team arrested one Amir Arsh of Ballabhgarh (Haryana) with the help of the Haryana State police,”
The accused himself has confessed the crime and explained the modus operandi and provided other leads. The police further informed, “It is learnt that more than five groups have operated in Chennai city. A sum of ₹4.5 lakh was recovered from him (the arrested person). The special team is camping at Faridabad to arrest the remaining accused,”
The police report further added, the accused has stolen Rs, 48 Lakhs from Automated Cash Withdrawal and Deposit Machines also known as Cash Deposit Machines (CDM) located in various places. Hence, the related bank accounts were not debited while cash was taken away from machines.
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