By : Pramesh S Jain
In a Joint operation by Rajajinagar police have arrested a Ugandian national while he and his associate was trying to fix a skimming device at an HDFC Bank ATM in Rajajinagar.The alert Special team of rajajinagar Police inspector and his team in a joint operation led with the e-surveillance team of a private security firm helped the Rajajinagar police to nab an Ugandian national while he was trying to fix a skimmer at an HDFC Bank ATM kiosk in Rajajinagar on Friday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Nyiro Ismail a 32-year-old Ugandian national a resident of Babusapalya.
Senior officer told media persons that a ATM skimming came to light when officials of the Clear Secured Services which maintained the ATM Kiosk across city were examining CCTV footages in Mumbai.On finding suspicious movements at the HDFC Bank ATM kiosk in M.K.K road in Rajajinagar 2nd block,they immediately alerted the firm’s staff at its Sheshadripuram branch.
The company’s officials immediately rushed to Rajajinagar police station and alerted the Rajajinagar police inspector that two people are been seen moving suspiciously near the ATM kiosk by our CCTV surveillance managing team in Mumbai immediately as soon as the information was passed a special team was formed and swung into action and in a joint operation they led a trap by waiting at the spot and caught Ismail red-handed while his associate James Wenceslaus Ritte managed to escape,during the course of interrogation the accused Ismail admitted to having fixed a skimming device to the ATM kiosk, along with his associate.
A detailed investigation by the team the accused spilled the beans and said that the duo would steal ATM card details by using the skimming device and then withdraw cash by creating fake ATM cards and PINs.and based on his statement the team has recovered two fake ATM cards with 1 skimming machine device,1 camera device and 1 mobile phone has been recovered from his possession and a massive manhunt is on to nab the absconding accused a special team has been formed to nab him and a case has been registered in Rajajinagar police station and further investigation is on and finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,Addl CP West,B.K.Singh has appreciated,DCP North,Chethan Singh Rathore,ACP,Malleswaram Sub-division,Dhananjaya.V,PI,
