Inter-state ATM fraud gang arrested in Mehdipatnam; ₹52,000 cash seized
HYDERABAD: The Mehdipatnam Police Station crime team arrested an inter-state ATM fraud gang and seized ₹52,000 in cash, 89 ATM cards, three mobile phones and an auto rickshaw from the accused.
The arrested persons were identified as Amir Suhel alias Amir Sohail alias Sohail, 24, a lorry driver from Haryana; Mubarik, 26, a chicken fry stall owner; Mustaqeem, 25, a lorry driver; and Mad Amir, 33, an auto driver. Police said Amir Suhel and Mubarik were the main accused.
According to police, the gang targeted elderly and illiterate persons visiting ATMs to check their balance. They gained the victims’ trust by offering help, obtained their ATM cards and PINs, swapped the cards, and later withdrew money from the accounts.
A case was registered at Mehdipatnam Police Station under Crime Number 365/2025. The accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
Police said the arrests were made on the morning of January 3 after acting on prior information. The team apprehended the suspects near an ATM at Maruti Vilas in Vijaynagar Colony while they were attempting another fraud.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of South West Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Chandra Mohan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Krishna Goud and Assistant Commissioner of Police B. Kishan Kumar.
Police advised the public not to hand over ATM cards to strangers under any circumstances and not to disclose PIN numbers or balance details to anyone.
