NOTORIOUS CHEAT MAKING CLONED ATM CARDS ARRESTED BY NORTH-WEST DISTRICT, DELHI POLICE

North West Distt, Delhi Police has arrested a notorious cheat Ravi Kumar Meena S/o Sh Brij Mohan Meena R/o Nangloi, Delhi on 1.02.2018 who used to clone ATM cards of the account Holders and withdraw cash from ATMs using these cloned cards.

BRIEF FACTS:-

Complainant Nitin Kumar received a message on 29.12.17 on his mobile phone regarding debit of Rs 30,400/- from his account in SBI branch, Shalimar Bagh. This was inspite of the fact that he had his ATM card with him at the time of debit. He checked the CCTV footage at SBI Bank Shalimar Bagh and found that only one person has withdrawn money from ATM at the relevant time. He informed the bank Manager Sh Anuj about the same, who also checked the footage. On 01.02.18, the Bank Manager found the same person present in the SBI, Branch Shalimar Bagh. He handed over him to Local Police. On his search, 47 cloned cards which were being used by him for withdrawing money from ATMs were recovered and Rs. 1,13,500/- were also recovered from him in cash.

INVESTIGATION DONE:-

A team of North West Distt. was formed under the supervision of undersigned which immediately started investigation into the case. Accused Ravi Kumar Meena R/o Nangloi, Delhi disclosed that he purchased some devices from overseas and use to place them strategically on ATM machines to capture data of ATM , he then saved captured data on his laptop and use the same to copy on a blank ATM card using another device to make a cloned ATM card. Using these cloned ATM cards, he withdrew a huge amount from the account of account holders from various parts of Delhi and nearby areas. In 2016, the accused made a company in the name of “M/s VSIRA Digital OPC Pvt. Ltd.” and transferred the cheated amount in the accounts of the company and then transferred the amount in his saving accounts. In 2017, he made another Firm in the name of M/s R.K. North Enterprises having office at Paschim Vihar. The accused disclosed that he gained about Rs. 3 Crores by this modus-oprendi. During investigation, he was linked with 11 cases in different parts of Delhi. He was also found linked to several other such complaints which have been given outside Delhi as well. Thousands of other cards have been recovered from him which he could not use due to his arrest.

NAME AND PROFILE OF ACCUSED:-

Ravi Kumar Meena R/o Nangloi, Delhi. age 35 years.

RECOVERY EFFECTED:-

Rs 9,38,500/-( Nine laKH thirty eight thousand five hundred only)

3123 cloned ATM cards

11500 fresh uncloned cards .

3 Magnetic card Reader and writer Machines .

2 Magnetic card Reader Machines

19 bank accounts having Rs 1.2 crores, in the name of accused and his company M/s VSIRA Digital OPC Pvt Ltd and firm M/s R.K. North Enterprises

One computer

4 Laptops

18 Mobile phones

65 Debit/Credit cards of various Bank

CASES WORKED OUT:-

Case FIR No. 63/18 dt. 1.02.18 U/s 420/419/467/468/471 IPC & 66 ( C) (D), IT Act PS Shalimar Bagh, Delhi.

Case FIR No. 195/17 DT 21/09/17 U/S 420 IPC P.S DBG, Delhi.

Case FIR No. 162/17 DT 30/08/17 U/S 420 IPC P.S DBG, Delhi.

Case FIR NO. 347/17 DT 21/08/17 U/S 420 IPC P.S Maurya Enclave, Delhi

Case FIR No. 32/18 DT 5.02.18 U/S 420 IPC P.S Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

Case FIR No. 37/18 DT 7/02/18 U/S 420 IPC P.S Rani Bagh, Delhi.

Case FIR NO .636/17 U/S 420 IPC , DT 12.12.17 P.S VSP III TN, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH

Case FIR NO. 56/18 DT 6.02.18 U/S 420 IPC P.S Neb Sarai, Delhi

E – FIR NO.000186 DT 3/2/18 U/s 379 IPC PS PRASANT VIHAR, Delhi

E- FIR NO. 00019/18 DT 3/2/18 U/s 379 IPC PS SARAI ROHILA, Delhi

E –FIR NO. WD-RG 000144 DT 6-2-18 PS RAJORI GARDEN DELHI

PREVIOUS INVOLVEMENTS :-

Case FIR No. 11/10 U/S 419/420 IPC P.S DBG, Delhi.

Case FIR No. 220/05 U/S 498 A/406 IPC P.S Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan.