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Man Uses Walkie-Talkie to Trick Woman at ATM, Steals Rs 2.9 Lakh in Palghar
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News18•23-09-2026, 19:15
Man Uses Walkie-Talkie to Trick Woman at ATM, Steals Rs 2.9 Lakh in Palghar
- •A man allegedly used a concealed walkie-talkie to trick Sameera Musharraf Khan at an ATM in Palghar, Maharashtra, stealing Rs 2.9 lakh from her bank account.
- •The incident occurred on September 14 when Khan's debit card got stuck after withdrawing Rs 27,000; a voice instructed her to type her PIN multiple times.
- •Believing the instructions, Khan left the ATM after being told a technician would retrieve her card, only to receive a message about the large withdrawal.
- •Police arrested Jitendra Ramdev Pal from Thane, who confessed to using a walkie-talkie hidden inside the kiosk to issue instructions.
- •Authorities recovered Rs 2.6 lakh and the walkie-talkie set from Pal, and a probe is currently underway.
Key Questions Answered
The suspect, Jitendra Ramdev Pal, concealed a walkie-talkie inside the ATM kiosk and used it to trick the victim, Sameera Musharraf Khan, into entering her PIN multiple times after her debit card got stuck.
A total of Rs 2.9 lakh was withdrawn from the woman's bank account after she followed the fraudulent instructions given through the concealed walkie-talkie.
Police arrested Jitendra Ramdev Pal, a resident of Thane, using technical surveillance and local intelligence, and recovered Rs 2.6 lakh along with the walkie-talkie set from him.
