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Hyderabad Police Arrest Four in ATM Card-Swap Scam, Seize 89 Cards and Cash

Investigators say the group preyed on elderly users by posing as helpers to obtain PINs.

Overview

  • Special teams detained the suspects around 9 a.m. on January 3 near ATMs in Vijay Nagar Colony following a tip-off.
  • Officers recovered ₹52,000 in cash, 89 ATM cards from multiple banks, three mobile phones, and an auto-rickshaw.
  • The accused were identified as Aamir Suhel alias Sohail, Mustakeem, and Mubarik from Haryana’s Palwal district, and Md Amer, an auto-rickshaw driver from Moinabad.
  • Police said the gang distracted victims during balance checks or withdrawals, learned their PINs, and swapped cards before making unauthorized transactions.
  • All four were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, and police are pursuing additional victims while warning the public not to share cards or PINs with strangers.