Himachal police bust ATM hackers' gang
Himachal Police have busted an interstate gang involved in cyber crime, with the arrest of three persons who were caught red-handed while trying to hack an ATM in Hamirpur.
"Three members of the gang, Shekar, 30, from Delhi, Puran Singh, 32, and Hetam , 28, both from Shimla have been caught by the police. The gang comprises 5 to 6 people, while 2 are from Shimla district, the rest are from Delhi. They are suspected to have been involved in various ATM hackings in North India. We are looking at uncovering a major scam of ATM hackings, following the arrest of these three gang members," disclosed ASP Sanjeev Gandhi on Saturday, who is investigating the case.
He said that the department received the first complaint from PNB Bank officials at Palampur police station saying that money of some of the ATM users had been fraudulently withdrawn. "Acting on their complaint, we looked into the CCTV footage of 38 hours and found the videos of the culprits," he said.
