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Panchkula Police Bust Cyber Fraud Gang Targeting Elderly, Arrest Two Men with 70 ATM Cards
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News18•15-10-2026, 22:15
Panchkula Police Bust Cyber Fraud Gang Targeting Elderly, Arrest Two Men with 70 ATM Cards
- •Panchkula cyber crime police arrested Manoj Kumar and Anil for allegedly running a card-swapping fraud gang targeting elderly and less-educated individuals.
- •Authorities recovered 70 ATM cards from various banks, a POS machine, and two mobile phones during the operation.
- •The suspects tricked victims into revealing their PINs, swapped their original cards with similar-looking ones, and used them to withdraw cash.
- •Police are investigating the broader network, including accomplices, the origin of the POS machine, and other potential crime spots across Haryana and Delhi.
- •Police Commissioner Pankaj Nain urged the public to remain vigilant and never share ATM PINs or hand over cards to strangers.
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The gang targeted elderly and less-educated individuals at ATMs, tricking them into revealing their PINs and swapping their original cards with similar-looking ones to withdraw money.
Police recovered 70 ATM cards from different banks, a point of sale (POS) machine, and two mobile phones from the two arrested suspects.
The police arrested Manoj Kumar from Hisar district and Anil from Bhiwani district following a tip-off about suspicious activity around Sector 20 ATMs.
