Guwahati, Aug 11: In a major crackdown against cyber criminals, the Assam police on Thursday busted a gang involved in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card swapping in Assam’s Morigaon district and arrested three persons.

Police arrested three people who duped visitors at ATM outlets on the pretext of helping them withdraw money, exchanged ATM cards, and looted money.

Planning the crime like a plot in Bollywood films, the cybercriminals successfully looted people in a planned manner.

“We have seized 45 ATM cards, Rs 8,000 in cash, PSU machine, PAN cards, and other incriminating documents in their possession,” said a police official.

Speaking to media persons, Samiran Baishya, additional superintendent of police of Morigaon district, said, “Yesterday at around 7 p.m., we received information that a cyber criminal gang that looted money by using ATM cards of different persons was coming from Nagaon. We immediately swung into action and set up check post near Nellie police outpost. When our team signalled a suspected vehicle to stop, it didn’t stop and tried to flee from the area, and the vehicle hit a roadside railing. Three police personnel were injured while the vehicle broke the police barricades”.

He further added, “We found three injured persons inside the vehicle and admitted them to the hospital along with injured police personnel. We arrested the people. During the search, we recovered 45 ATM cards, Rs 8,000 in cash, a PSU machine, PAN cards, and other incriminating documents”.

The arrested persons were identified as Hanifur Rahman, Dewan Samsuddin Ahmed, and Sahidul Islam.

The police officer said that a case (no. 230/2023) has been registered at Jagiroad police station under Sections 333, 420, 460, 82, 79, 471, and 34 of the IPC in connection with this.

“We have also collected CCTV footage from the ATMs where the incidents occurred and found the same persons who were seen exchanging ATM cards and withdrawing money. We have started an investigation into the case. It’s a big racket, and the members of the gang are active in different parts of Assam”.

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