Guwahati: A gang of ATM thieves was arrested at a police check post in Nagaon district’s Simlai Pathar area, leading to the recovery of significant items.The operation, which was led by Kampur OC Debajit Bordoloi, led to the arrest of three persons on Thursday night. The accused have been identified as Abdur Rahman, Alal Uddin and Ebadur Rahman from Nagaon. “We seized a vehicle, 30 ATM cards, 10 mobile phones, multiple chequebooks and bank passbooks. Three persons were arrested on the spot,” the OC said.Explaining their modus operandi, he said, “These accused target people they know and open bank accounts in their names at banks where the process is easy. They gain access to the account holders’ ATM cards and PIN codes. In return, the account holders are promised money. The accused then use these accounts as mule accounts for illegal transactions.”“There are multiple accounts, and they hire intermediaries to withdraw cash from the ATMs, for which the dummies receive a certain percentage in cash. The accused do it to evade arrest,” he added.
